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| Born:October 18, 1986 Corona, California | |||||||||||||||
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Joshua Michael Romanski (born October 18, 1986) is an American minor league baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He is a former left-handed pitcher. Prior to beginning his professional career, Romanski attended the University of San Diego.
Romanski was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 15th round of the 2005 Major League Baseball draft. Though Romanski and the Padres negotiated towards the signing deadline, the two parties could not reach an agreement, and Romanski enrolled at the University of San Diego. [1] Playing for the San Diego Toreros baseball team in the West Coast Conference (WCC), Romanski established himself as a two-way threat, as a pitcher and outfielder. [1] Collegiate Baseball named him a Freshman All-American and he won the WCC Freshman of the Year Award. [2]
As a sophomore, Romanski was named a second-team All-American and first-team All-WCC. [3] That summer, he played in the 2007 Pan American Games and 2007 World Port Tournament with Toreros teammate Brian Matusz. [1] In his junior year, Romanski hit .324 and was 9-1 with a 4.00 ERA. He was first-team All-WCC and threw a no-hitter against the Harvard Crimson baseball team. Baseball America and Louisville Slugger named him a third-team All-American. [4]
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Romanski in the fourth round (128th overall) of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft. [5] After playing in four games for the Helena Brewers of the Rookie Advanced Pioneer League in 2008, Romanski missed the 2009 season with an arm injury that required elbow surgery. [5] The Brewers released Romanski, and he signed with the New York Yankees as a minor league free agent in April 2010. [5]
Romanski pitched for the Charleston RiverDogs of the Class-A South Atlantic League and Tampa Yankees of the Class-A Advanced Florida State League in 2010. Romanski began the 2011 season with Tampa, but was promoted to the Trenton Thunder of the Class-AA Eastern League, where he was used as a relief pitcher. After being traded to the White Sox mid season he was released at the end.
He converted to an outfielder and spent the 2014 and 2016 seasons in independent ball, in the American Association Central and North Divisions, respectively, playing for the Gary SouthShore RailCats in 2014 and the Winnipeg Goldeyes in 2016. [6]
Romanski signed a minor-league contract with the Minnesota Twins in the 2017 offseason, but was released prior to the beginning of the 2017 season. He re-signed with the Winnipeg Goldeyes for the season, batting .324 with 11 home runs and 81 RBIs in 98 games as he helped the team win its second consecutive championship and was named league MVP.
On March 22, 2018, Romanski signed with the Pericos de Puebla of the Mexican League. He was released on May 1, 2018. Romanski later re-signed with the Winnipeg Goldeyes on June 22, 2018. He was released by the Goldeyes on June 24, 2019.
On July 19, 2019, Romanski signed with the St. Paul Saints of the American Association. He was released on July 29, 2019.
The same day he was drafted by the Brewers, Romanski's mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. [5] His younger brother Jake is a catcher in the Boston Red Sox organization. [7]
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