Diamondbacks co-aces Zac Gallen, Merrill Kelly share close friendship

Over the last two years, Zac Gallen has enjoyed what he deemed the best spot in the Diamondbacks’ clubhouse: in the far corner, next to the lost-and-found, where few people would bother him.

That changed this year, when home clubhouse manager Roger Riley assigned Gallen to a new spot, on the southwest side of the Diamondbacks clubhouse, next to teammate Merrill Kelly. Gallen was a good sport about it.

“Alright,” he told himself. “Maybe there’s some good mojo over here.”