Charles Galiano
Podcast: Charles Galiano Discusses Playing Career, Life After Baseball
In this week’s podcast, host Vinny Messana speaks with former Commack and Fordham star catcher, Charles Galiano. Twice drafted (2012, ’15), the Commack native had a very respectable career and played two minor league seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers before a shoulder injury derailed his career prematurely. Now he is preparing for life after baseball and discusses his plans to stay involved in the Long Island baseball community.
Charles Galiano: My Letter to the Game of Baseball
(Editor’s Note: Charles Galiano was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2012 MLB Draft out of Commack high school and again by the Milwaukee Brewers out of Fordham University. He recently announced his retirement from the game of baseball after two seasons in the minor leagues due to a persistent shoulder injury. The following words are his own, as he bids farewell to the game he loves) Dear Baseball, Sitting here on the plane right now back to New York thinking about what baseball has done for me, I have nothing but immense gratitude and love towards this game. This game has given me damn near everything since I picked up a ball and a bat heading to my first tee ball game at Commack South Little League. I remember sitting on the floor with my brother nervous as can be about ...
Catching Up With Charles Galiano
When we last spoke to Milwaukee Brewers catcher Charles Galiano, he had just gotten drafted and was preparing for life as a professional player. Now seven months later and with a season of pro ball under his belt, we were curious to see how he enjoyed his experience. Our reporter David Moskowitz caught up with him and here’s what he had to say: Can you describe what it was like to be a professional baseball player this past summer? How surreal was it? The whole experience was unbelievable. Traveling all around the Northwest, a part of the United States I have never been before, allowed me to see some great things and meet people that are quite different than New Yorkers. Stepping on that ball field everyday with people wanting your autograph, thousands of fans, competing along side a...
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