Alex Romero
Alex Romero | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Maracaibo, Venezuela | September 9, 1983|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 2, 2008, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 3, 2009, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .239 |
Home runs | 2 |
Runs batted in | 30 |
Teams | |
Alexander Rafael Romero Galbán (born September 9, 1983) is a
Career
Romero was born on September 9, 1983. After spending five years in the Twins organization, he was claimed off
Romero made his major league debut on April 2, 2008, against the Cincinnati Reds, when he came in the game as a pinch hitter, making him the 217th Venezuelan-born player in Major League Baseball. He laid down a successful sacrifice bunt. On April 3, 2008, Romero recorded his first career RBI, when he hit a sacrifice fly as a pinch hitter. For the season, he batted .230 with a .250 on-base percentage.[1]
During the winter, Romero plays in his home country of Venezuela for the Aragua Tigers (Tigres de Aragua).
In 2012, while playing for Tigres de Quintana Roo, was tested positive for doping and suspended for 50 games to serve in 2013.[2] He played for Rimini Baseball of the Italian Baseball League in 2013, then he accepted to return to Rimini also for the 2014 season.
He signed a minor league deal with the San Francisco Giants on February 22, 2016.
Romero signed with the
Romero returned to the
Romero was suspended for 20 games for his assault on opposing catcher Gabriel Lino with his bat after being struck by a pitch in a Venezuelan Winter League game on January 9, 2020.[3] After the game, he was quoted as saying “it’s about time us batters defended ourselves.”
See also
References
- ^ "Alex Romero". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "Castiga Liga Mexicana a 5 peloteros por dopaje". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). November 8, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ Baer, Bill (January 16, 2020). "Álex Romero suspended 20 games for attacking Gabriel Lino with bat". NBC Sports. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Venezuelan Professional Baseball League statistics