Jamie Romak

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Jamie Romak
Los Angeles Dodgers
First baseman / Outfielder
Born: (1985-09-30) September 30, 1985
London, Ontario, Canada
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Jamie Romak
Medal record
Men’s baseball
Competitor for  Canada
Baseball World Cup
Bronze 2011 Panama City National team
Pan American Games
Gold 2011 Guadalajara National team

James "Jamie" Robert Romak (born September 30, 1985 in London, Ontario) is a Canadian professional baseball first baseman and outfielder. Romak has competed for the Canadian national baseball team.

Amateur Career

Romak attended A.B. Lucas Secondary School.

Professional Career

Atlanta Braves

He was selected by the Atlanta Braves in the fourth round (127th overall) of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft.[1] He made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast Braves of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League in 2003, and played for the Danville Braves of the Rookie-level Appalachian League in 2004 and 2005. He was promoted to the Rome Braves of the Class-A South Atlantic League (SAL) in 2006, where he had a .247 batting average, 26 doubles, 16 home runs and 68 runs batted in.[2]

Pittsburgh Pirates

Before the 2007 season, the Braves traded Romak with Adam LaRoche to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Michael Gonzalez and Brent Lillibridge.[3] The Pirates assigned Romak to the Hickory Crawdads of the SAL, before promoting him to the Lynchburg Hillcats of the Class-A Advanced Carolina League. Before the 2008 season, Baseball Prospectus rated Romak as the Pirates sixth best prospect.[4] Romak split the 2008 and 2009 seasons with the Hillcats and Altoona Curve of the Class-AA Eastern League.[5]

Kansas City Royals

Romak signed with the Kansas City Royals as a minor league free agent for the 2010 season.[6] With the Wilmington Blue Rocks of the Carolina League, Romak was named Player of the Week three times in June, winning Player of the Month honors as well.[7] Romak batted .251 with 23 home runs for the Northwest Arkansas Naturals of the Class-AA Texas League in 2011.[8] He resigned with the Royals for 2012.[8]

St. Louis Cardinals

On May 17, 2012, Romak was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for cash considerations. [9] Romak spent most of the 2012 season with Cardinals Double-A affiliate Springfield. In December 2012 Romak re-signed with the Cardinals for 2013 and spent the season with the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds.[10]

Los Angeles Dodgers

On November 16, 2013, he signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

International career

Romak has played for the Canadian national baseball team. He participated in the 2007 Baseball World Cup, the 2011 Baseball World Cup, winning the bronze medal, and the 2011 Pan American Games, winning the gold medal.[11][12] The 2011 Canadian team was inducted in the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.[13] Currently plays winter baseball in the Venezuelan League (LVBP) for the "Tiburones" of La Guaira, Venezuela. Plays centerfield wearing #55.

References

  1. ↑ "D-Rays take teen slugger with first selection in draft". June 4, 2003. 
  2. ↑ "Pirates acquire Adam LaRoche from Atlanta" (Press release). Major League Baseball. January 19, 2007. Retrieved March 8, 2012. 
  3. ↑ "Pirates deal Gonzalez for LaRoche". CBC News. January 19, 2007. 
  4. ↑ Goldstein, Kevin (February 14, 2008). "Future Shock: Pirates Top 11 Prospects". Baseball Prospectus. Retrieved November 16, 2013. 
  5. ↑ Kovacevic, Dejan (July 30, 2008). "Pirates Notebook: Rays part of deep talks involving Bay". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved March 8, 2012. 
  6. ↑ "Royals Sign Eight to Minor League Contracts for 2011 Season - Kansas City, Missouri News". Infozine.com. Retrieved November 16, 2013. 
  7. ↑ "Former Hillcat Romak heads to Double-A | MiLB.com News | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Milb.com. January 1, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Royals notes: Team signs seven to minor-league deals - KansasCity.com
  9. ↑ Cardinals Acquire Jamie Romak, Bleacherreport.com (May 17, 2012)
  10. ↑ Langosch, Jenifer (December 6, 2012). "Cardinals achieve top objective at Winter Meetings". MLB.com via Cardinals team website. Retrieved December 7, 2012. 
  11. ↑ Emrich, Robert (October 26, 2011). "Van Ostrand, Canada take Pan Am gold | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved January 12, 2012. 
  12. ↑ nurun.com (January 30, 2012). "Canada golden on baseball's world stage | Bob Elliott | Columnists | Sports | London Free Press". Lfpress.com. Retrieved November 16, 2013. 
  13. ↑ "Three London ball players part of Hall of Fame-bound team". London Community News. February 8, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2013. 

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