Sean Patrick Gallagher (born December 30, 1985) is an American former professional

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the

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, and

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Professional career

Chicago Cubs

Gallagher was drafted by the

in the 12th round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft. In his first pro season, he went 1–2 with a 3.12 ERA over 10 games in with the Arizona League Cubs. Gallagher allowed 19 runs, 12

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in 34 innings,

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44 and

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11. In 2005 Gallagher was selected as the Cubs minor league pitcher of the year. He played for the

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and made the

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All-Star Game and was voted by

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as having the best breaking ball in the Midwest League. He went 14–5 with a 2.71 ERA in 26 games for Peoria, allowing 53 runs, 44 earned, on 107 hits over 146 innings. Gallagher struck out 139 and walked 55. He ranked first in the league in wins with 14, third in ERA with a 2.71 clip and fourth in strikeouts with 139. Gallagher also started one game for the Class-A Advanced

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, scattering one earned run on six hits over five innings and striking out seven. Gallagher split time between the Double-A

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and Class-A Advanced Daytona. He went 7–5 with a 2.71 ERA, 30 runs, 26 earned, on 74 hits over 86 innings while striking out 91 and walking 55 with West Tenn. He also went 4–0 with a 2.30 ERA, 24 runs, 20 earned, on 75 hits in 78 innings while striking out 80 and walking 21 with Daytona. Gallagher made his major league debut on June 9, 2007, against the

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. During the week of April 20 – 27, 2008, Gallagher was named the

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pitcher of the week. The Cubs called him up to take the place of Rich Hill in their starting rotation after Hill struggled early in 2008.

Oakland Athletics

On July 8, 2008, Gallagher was traded from the Chicago Cubs as part of a six-player trade that saw the Cubs acquire

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from the

. With the A's he went 2–3 with a 5.88 ERA in 11 starts. He went 1–2 with an 8.16 ERA in 14 innings pitched in six games, two starts with the A's in 2009.

San Diego Padres

In July 2009, it was announced that he will be sent to the

as the

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in the trade for

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. On September 7, he made his Padres debut. He went 2–0 in eight relief appearances for the Padres in '09. On July 1, 2010, Gallagher was

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were activated from the 15-Day DL.

Pittsburgh Pirates

On July 7, 2010,

acquired Gallagher from the Padres for cash considerations. After the season, the Pirates outrighted Gallagher off of the 40-man roster to Triple-A, but invited him to 2011 spring training. He spent the entire season with the AAA

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Cincinnati Reds

Gallagher signed a minor league contract with the

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on December 9, 2011. He spent the year at Triple-A

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, where in 26 starts, he went 10-9 with a 4.92 ERA, striking out 84 in 139 innings.

Sugar Land Skeeters

On April 3, 2013, Gallagher signed with the

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of the independent

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, where he made 4 starts before his contract was purchased by the Rockies.

Colorado Rockies

Gallagher signed a minor league contract with the

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on May 14, 2013. He was assigned to Double-A

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, where he made 12 starts, going 4-5 with a 3.00 ERA before being promoted to Triple-A

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on July 26. He made 7 starts with Colorado Springs. In 23 overall starts in 2013, he went 8-8 with a 3.64 ERA, striking out 89 in 136 innings.

Sugar Land Skeeters

Gallagher signed with the

for the 2014 season. He became a free agent after the 2016 season.

Post-Playing Career

After his stint with the Skeeters, Gallagher served as a scout for the

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from 2016 through 2018. From 2020 to 2022, he was the Director of Pitching at the 180 Performance Center. According to his personal website, he is currently a private pitching instructor in

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