Jhon Romero | |
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Rieleros de Aguascalientes – No. 26 | |
Relief pitcher | |
Born: Cartagena, Colombia | January 17, 1995|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 24, 2021, for the Washington Nationals | |
MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
Win–loss record | 0–0 |
Earned run average | 4.00 |
Strikeouts | 9 |
Teams | |
Jhon Jairo Romero (born January 17,1995) is a Colombian professional baseball pitcher for the Rieleros de Aguascalientes of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals and Minnesota Twins.
As a boy,Romero played catcher,but he began finding success as a pitcher as he matured. Older than most international amateurs when he joined a professional baseball organization,Romero was 20 years old when the Chicago Cubs signed him out of Colombia in 2015 and assigned him to their Dominican Summer League affiliate. At the time,Cubs scout Manuel Esquivia said the organization envisioned him as a possible future closer,as he touched 94 miles per hour (151 km/h) in his tryout with the Chicago organization. [1]
After spending two seasons in the Dominican Summer League,Romero was assigned to the Cubs' stateside affiliates in the 2017 season and shot through the low minors,rising from the Arizona League Cubs to the short-season Eugene Emeralds of the Northwest League before finishing out the season with the South Bend Cubs of the Midwest League. He led Cubs relief prospects with a 0.86 ERA [2] and led all minor league pitchers who pitched at least 25 innings with a 0.62 WHIP that year,across the three levels. [3]
Promoted to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans in the Advanced-A Carolina League to begin the 2018 season,Romero posted a 3.27 ERA and 1.30 WHIP over 32 appearances through July. [4]
Hours before the Major League Baseball trade deadline on July 31,2018,the Cubs traded Romero to the Washington Nationals for Brandon Kintzler. [5] Although effective finishing out the year with the Potomac Nationals,Washington's High-A affiliate,Romero struggled in 2019 and was ultimately diagnosed with a torn ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow in his right throwing arm. He underwent Tommy John surgery to replace the damaged ligament,missing the remainder of the 2019 season and not playing in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6]
In the minor leagues in 2021,Romero advanced from the Double-A Harrisburg Senators to the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings. Across those two levels,he put up a 2.62 ERA while appearing in 38 games,all of them as a reliever. [7] On September 23,2021,the Nationals selected Romero's contract from Rochester and promoted him to the major leagues for the first time. [8] Romero made his major league debut the following day against the Cincinnati Reds,pitching a scoreless inning of relief. [9]
On March 17,2022,Romero was designated for assignment by the Nationals after the signing of Nelson Cruz was made official. [10]
On March 21,2022,Romero was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Twins. [11] He made 4 appearances for the big-league club,recording a 3.60 ERA with 6 strikeouts in 5.0 innings pitched. On May 11,Romero was placed on the 60-day injured list with right biceps inflammation. [12] He would miss the remainder of the season with the injury. On October 12,Romero was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to the Triple–A St. Paul Saints after clearing waivers. [13] He elected free agency following the season on November 10. [14]
On March 20,2023,Romero signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Guardians organization. [15] In 34 games for the Triple–A Columbus Clippers,he logged a 4.28 ERA with 56 strikeouts and 1 save in 48+1⁄3 innings pitched. On August 3, Romero was placed on the injured list with right elbow soreness. [16] He was released by the Guardians on August 8. [17]
On March 8, 2024, Romero signed with the Leones de Yucatán of the Mexican League. [18] In 22 games, he logged a 3.38 ERA with 27 strikeouts and 4 saves across 21+1⁄3 innings of relief.
On June 21, 2024, Romero was traded to the Rieleros de Aguascalientes of the Mexican League. [19] In 16 games 17.2 innings of relief he struggled going 4-2 with a 5.60 ERA with 18 strikeouts and 3 saves.
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