J. C. Romero

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J.C. Romero

Philadelphia Phillies — No. 16
Relief Pitcher
Born: June 4, 1976 (1976-06-04) (age 32)
Bats: Switch Throws: Left 
Major League Baseball debut
September 151999 for the Minnesota Twins
Selected MLB statistics
(through 2007)
Win-Loss     28-24
Earned Run Average     4.30
Strikeouts     409
Teams

Juan Carlos Romero (born June 4, 1976 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico) is a Major League Baseball left-handed specialist for the Philadelphia Phillies. He has also played for the Minnesota Twins (1999-2005), Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2006), and Boston Red Sox (2007).

Romero played college baseball at the University of Mobile.

Romero was traded by the Twins to the Angels on December 9, 2005, for infielder Alexi Casilla.

On October 6, 2006, the Angels declined his contract option for 2007, making him a free agent. On December 15, he signed a 1-year deal with the Boston Red Sox. [1] However on June 9, 2007, he was designated for assignment, [2] and then released on June 19, 2007. On June 23, 2007 he signed with the Phillies.

Romero was one of the Puerto Rican players to agree to play for Puerto Rico in the 2006 MLB World Baseball Classic

Romero is particularly well-known for his conflicting strengths and weaknesses as a pitcher, that being his high ratio of strikeouts, low ratio of hits allowed, which are counterbalanced by an extraordinarily large number of walks.

[edit] 2007 season

In the 2007 season, Romero's ERA fell drastically to just over 1.00 as he quickly became a fan favorite in Philadelphia as the "unhittable pitcher" (albeit he continues to walk a lot of batters). Romero improved a weak Phillies' bullpen plagued by inconsistency and injuries, which posted a 3.17 ERA in the final stretch of September. He also played a crucial role in the Phillies' triumph on the last day of the season, when in a 6-1 victory over the Nationals that capped the team's comeback against the New York Mets, Romero pitched one inning and struck out the side. Romero has been named the Phillies' top reliever for the post-season.

On November 10, 2007, Romero agreed to a multi-year deal to remain with the Phillies. In 2008 Romero continues to shine with the Phillies.

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