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Sergio Romo
San Francisco Giants – No. 54
Relief pitcher
Born: (1983-03-04) March 4, 1983 (age 41)
Brawley, California
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
debut
June 26, 2008, for the San Francisco Giants
Career statistics
(through 2013 season)
Win-loss record25–17
Earned run average2.27
Strikeouts335
Saves55
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Teams
Career highlights and awards

Sergio Francisco Romo (born March 4, 1983) is a professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League baseball. As a closer for the Giants, he recorded three saves during the 2012 World Series, helping the Giants win the title.[1] During the playoffs, he had saves in the clinching games of the NL Division Series, the NL Championship Series, and the World Series.

Early life

Romo was born in Brawley, California to Mexican parents.[2] He graduated from Brawley Union High School in 2001, having played shortstop and third base on the baseball team.[3] With no scholarship offers from four-year colleges,[4] Romo nearly signed enlistment papers to follow his father in the U.S. Navy, but opted to play baseball at junior college instead.[5]

College career

Romo first went to Orange Coast College before transferring to Arizona Western College. Romo was named to the All-Region I second team of the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference in 2002 and 2003. In 159 innings, Romo earned a 16-4 overall record with a 2.79 earned run average (ERA).[6]

For his junior and senior years, Romo played NCAA Division II baseball at two colleges: the University of North Alabama (2004) and Colorado Mesa University (formerly Mesa State College) (2005).[7] He was named First-Team All-Gulf South Conference in 2004 while playing for North Alabama and was 10-3 with a 3.69 ERA in 97.1 innings.[7] In his senior year with Mesa State, he was the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year.[8] In 2009, the RMAC named Romo "All-Time Top Pitcher."[9]

Professional career

Romo was drafted by the Giants in the 28th round (852nd overall) of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft.[10]

2008–09

Romo had his contract purchased from Double-A Connecticut by the San Francisco Giants on June 24, 2008. He made his big league debut on June 26, 2008, against the Cleveland Indians, striking out two in an inning pitched. Romo was designated for assignment on August 6, and was eventually sent to the minors, but was recalled on August 16, 2008. He played winter baseball with the Aguilas de Mexicali of the Mexican Pacific League. In nine relief appearances, Romo made six of seven attempted saves and a 2.89 ERA.[11]

Romo started the 2009 season on the disabled list, and was activated on May 30, 2009. He completed his first major league save on July 7, 2009 against the Florida Marlins. He got the last two outs of the game, both of which were via the strikeout.

2010–present

In 2010, Romo was part of the San Francisco World Series team, acting as the team's primary setup man through much of the season. He gained notoriety for being one of the team's "Beards", along with LHP Jeremy Affeldt and closer Brian Wilson.[12] In the National League Division Series, Romo gave up three runs in two-thirds of an inning pitched, but through the National League Championship Series and World Series, he pitched 3 scoreless innings.[13]

In 2011, Romo became the fifth reliever to throw 9 or more consecutive perfect innings, retiring thirty straight batters in 10 innings over a span of fourteen games. His stat line for the year was: 1.50 ERA, 13.1 K/9, and .9 BB/9.[14][15] His 2011 skill-interactive ERA (SIERA) of 0.91 remains the best of all Major League relief pitchers for the season.[16]

Romo performed very well to begin the 2012 season and did not allow an earned run until May 17, 2012. After Brian Wilson underwent Tommy John surgery in April, Romo eventually was given the closer role.[17] He pitched the final inning of Game 4 against the Tigers in the 2012 World Series, and struck out three straight, including Miguel Cabrera for the last out and the Giants' win.[1] In the Series, Romo pitched 3.0 perfect innings, recording 3 saves with 5 strikeouts.

Romo appeared in 69 games of the 2012 season earning 14 saves with a 1.79 ERA. He began the 2013 season as the Giants' Opening Day Closer. On July 14 he was added to the NL All Star Game roster after Jordan Zimmerman was ineligible to pitch. It was the first All Star selection of his career.

Pitches

With a low-three quarters delivery Romo features three pitches: a slider that sits 75-79 mph which he uses against right handed batters, a two seam fastball sitting 88-90, and a change up which he uses against left handed hitters, sitting 80-83.

Currently, Romo leads all post-integration MLB pitchers in lowest career FIP with a minimum of 250 innings pitched. His career 2.24 ERA is second only to Mariano Rivera.[18]

Personal life

Sergio and Chelsea Romo married when he was in the minors and she was in college. They had their first child, a boy, Rilen Serge Romo, in January 2006, followed by their second son, Rex Ryder Romo, in September 2011.[19]

References

  1. ^ a b Waldstein, David. "With Game and Title on Line, Romo Turns Up Heat on Cabrera". New York Times. New York Times. Retrieved 1 November 2012. Cite error: The named reference "New York Times" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ Dowd, Katie. "Sergio Romo makes political statement with T-shirt". SFGate. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  3. ^ Purdy, Mark (July 11, 2011). "Maybe San Francisco Giants pitchers could provide hitting punch". San Jose Mercury News. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011.
  4. ^ Killion, Ann (2012-10-29). "Sergio Romo, through the Bruce at-bat". Retrieved 2012-11-02. The few scouts who saw Sergio in high school dismissed him as being too small. He asked Frank, "Why didn't you make me 6 feet?" He had no offers from a four-year school.
  5. ^ Poole, Monte (2012-10-16). "San Francisco Giants reliever Sergio Romo took tough road to big leagues". Bay Area News Group. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
  6. ^ "2003 ACCAC baseball All-Region 1 teams". ACCAC. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
  7. ^ a b "Mesa State Profiles 2005". Mesa State College. Archived from the original on December 27, 2005.
  8. ^ "Romo called up to the Majors". MesaMavs.com. Mesa State College. 2008-08-18. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
  9. ^ "RMAC names All-Time baseball team" (PDF). Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. March 25, 2009. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
  10. ^ "2005 First-Year Player Draft Tracker". MLB.com. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
  11. ^ Haft, Chris (November 6, 2008). "Romo feels at home in Mexicali". MLB. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
  12. ^ Aaron Britt (10 October 2010). [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi f=/c/a/2010/10/10/LVEC1FOJFS.DTL "Beards are in style for Giants' playoffs"]. San Francisco Chronicle. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help); line feed character in |url= at position 42 (help)
  13. ^ "Sergio Romo Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  14. ^ John Autin. "Sergio Romo's streak of 9 perfect innings". Baseball Reference Blog.
  15. ^ Grant Brisbee. "Five pre-game links". McCovey Chronicles.
  16. ^ "Major League Leaderboards, 2011 Relievers' Advanced Statistics". Baseball Info Solutions.
  17. ^ Elliott Almond (27 October 2012). "World Series: Sergio Romo's roots run deep". San Jose Mercury News.
  18. ^ "Major League Leaderboards, Career Statistics 1947-2013". Baseball Info Solutions.
  19. ^ "Sergio Romo's Wife Chelsea Romo". playerwives.com. October 16, 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-31.

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