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Romo re-signed with the
Rays in 2018, which was the
season that Tampa Bay manager
Kevin Cash experimented with
using an “opener” — a pitcher
designated to pitch the fi rst one
to three innings at the begin-
ning of a ballgame.
After 588 appearances out
of the bullpen, Romo made
his fi rst MLB start on May 19,
2018. He pitched one scoreless
inning and struck out the side
before getting replaced. Romo
also started the next day, pitch-
ing 1.1 innings, making him the
fi rst pitcher since 2012 to start
on consecutive days.
Romo went on to make
three additional starts later in
the month before exclusively
coming out of the bullpen once
again.
During a 13-game stretch
from Aug. 9 through Sept. 17,
Romo converted nine consec-
utive save opportunities and
posted a 1.54 ERA. Romo con-
verted his 100th career save on
Aug. 19 in a 2-0 win over the
Boston Red Sox.
He fi nished the season with
a career-high of 73 appearances,
which was fourth in the Amer-
ican League (AL) and posted an
ERA of 4.14 and converted 25
of his 33 save opportunities.
Romo inked a one-year deal
with the Miami Marlins in 2019
and served as the team’s closer
until late-July, converting 17
saves. On July 27, 2019, Romo
was traded to the Minnesota
Twins.
Romo became the setup
man upon his arrival in Min-
nesota. In 27 games for the
Twins, Romo had an ERA of
3.18 and recorded three saves
in 22.2 innings. He made a pair
of appearances for Minnesota
in the 2019 American League
Division Series (ALDS), but
the Twins lost to the New York
Yankees in three games.
Romo re-signed with the
Twins for the shortened 2020
season. He recorded fi ve saves
in six opportunities and had a
4.05 ERA and 23 strikeouts in
20 innings pitched.
The Twins won the AL Cen-
tral Division title for the second
straight season, but were elim-
inated from the playoffs in the
wild card round.
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Romo also converted all
nine of his save opportunities in
August and fi nished the season
with 38 saves, which was third
in the NL. He became the sixth
Giant ever to record more than
30 saves in a season. Romo also
fi nished the year with fi ve wins.
Romo began the 2014 sea-
son with nine saves and an ERA
of 1.65. Bur after blowing fi ve
saves in a two-month stretch,
Romo was brought back to
the setup role. He fi nished the
year with 23 saves and an ERA
of 3.72. Romo also had a ca-
reer-high in wins (six).
In three appearances in the
2014 NLDS, Romo threw a
trio of scoreless innings against
the Washington Nationals —
the Giants won the series in
four games.
After taking the loss in game
two of the NLCS against the
Cardinals, Romo came back
the following day to retire Matt
Holliday in his short appearanc-
es to get the Giants out of a jam.
San Francisco won the game in
extra innings and Romo was
credited as the winning pitcher.
Romo made a pair of ap-
pearances in the World Series
against the Kansas City Royals,
throwing 2.1 scoreless innings.
The Giants defeated the Royals
in seven games and Romo won
his third championship ring.
Romo’s last full season with
the Giants came in 2015. After
posting a 5.19 ERA in his setup
role before the All-Star break,
Romo pitched much more ef-
fectively in the second half of
the season. Romo didn’t allow
a run over a 14-inning stretch
that lasted from July 11 to Aug.
21 and posted a 1.15 ERA in
the second half of the season.
Injuries hampered Romo’s
2016 season as he appeared in
just 13 games. He did, however,
earn saves in four of the Giants
fi nal 12 games to help them
reach the playoffs — where they
were eventually eliminated by
the Chicago Cubs in the NLDS.
Romo was picked up in
free agency by the Los Angeles
Dodgers in 2017, but after post-
ing a 6.12 ERA over 30 games,
he was traded to the Tampa Bay
Rays mid-season.
Romo had a much better
showing in the fi nal months of
the season with the Rays, re-
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innings and was named fi rst-
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professional career with the Vol-
canoes. Despite being drafted so
late, Romo quickly proved to
be one of the top prospects in
the Giants system.
Used as a starter, Romo led
the Northwest League in wins
(seven) and had a 2.75 ERA
with 65 strikeouts in 68.2 in-
nings with the Volcanoes.
Romo continued to have
success in 2006 with the Au-
gusta GreenJackets, recording a
10-2 record with a 2.53 ERA
and 95 strikeouts in 103.1 in-
nings. He was promoted to
advanced A-ball in San Jose in
2007 and was transitioned to
the bullpen, where he proved
to be even more valuable. In 41
relief appearances, Romo went
6-2 with a 1.36 ERA and 106
strikeouts and nine saves in 66.1
innings.
Romo ended his tenure with
San Jose with a mark of 14.38
strikeouts per nine innings
pitched, which was fourth best
in all of Minor League Baseball.
MiLB.com named Romo the
Class A Advanced Relief Pitch-
er of the Year in 2007 after he
helped San Jose win the Cali-
fornia League title.
After beginning the 2008
season in Double-A, Romo
was called up by the Giants on
June 24, 2008. He made his big
league debut out of the bull-
pen two days later and struck
out two batters in an inning of
work.
of the best years of Romo’s ca-
reer.
Romo became just the fi fth
pitcher in MLB history to throw
nine or more consecutive per-
fect innings, retiring 30 straight
batters over a 10-innings span
that lasted from July 4 to Aug.
6. From June 30 to Aug. 23,
Romo threw 21.2 consecutive
scoreless innings, the longest
streak of his career. In 65 ap-
pearances, Romo had an ERA
of 1.50, which was third lowest
among NL relievers.
Additionally, Romo had a
14:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio,
which was the best mark in
MLB in more than 20 years.
Romo also stranded 81.8% of
his runners, which was fi fth in
the NL, and had the second
highest strike percentage (71%)
in the NL — minimum 20 in-
nings pitched.
In 2012, Romo won the
Gibby Award for being the
MLB Setup Man of the Year,
posting a 1.79 ERA, which was
the highest among all middle
relievers.
The Giants had issues with
their closer role for the majority
of the season, forcing manager
Bruce Bochy to use a “bullpen
by committee” strategy. Romo
saved all nine of his save op-
portunities in 2012 and posted
a 1.33 ERA in close-out situ-
ations.
In the 2012 NLDS against
the Cincinnati Reds, Romo
won game three and saved game
fi ve, helping the Giants advance
to the NLCS.
The Giants won the NLCS
in seven games against the St.
Louis Cardinals and Romo ap-
peared in all four of San Fran-
cisco’s wins. In 3.1 innings,
Romo gave up no runs and just
two hits.
Romo’s best postseason per-
formance came against the De-
troit Tigers in the World Series.
Romo earned the save in the
fi nal three games of the series,
not allowing a hit or a run in
three innings of work, as the
Giants won their second cham-
pionship in three years.
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million contract, Romo ex-
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a closer in 2013. Romo con-
verted 10 saves in the month
of April which was the second
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Romo celebrates after closing out game four of the 2012 World
series.
Despite posting an ERA of
2.35 in 15 appearances, Romo
was sent back down to the mi-
nors on Aug. 6, but was recalled
10 days later. In 34 innings of
work, Romo posted a 3-1 re-
cord with a 2.12 ERA.
Romo was forced to miss the
fi rst two months of the 2009
season due to an elbow strain,
but still managed to have a great
start to his year. He picked back-
to-back wins out of the bullpen
on June 19-20, and recorded his
fi rst MLB save on July 7.
Romo ended the 2009 sea-
son with a 5-2 record and a
3.97 ERA in 45 appearances.
He was one of only eight Na-
tional League (NL) relievers
to give up one or fewer home
runs. Romo also was able to
strand 92.9% of his inherited
runners, which was the second
best mark in the NL.
Even though he got off to
a rough start in 2010, Romo
still proved himself to be one
of the top setup guys in the big
leagues. In his fi nal 54 games,
Romo posted a 1.54 ERA and
had the second most appearanc-
es on the team (68). He fi nished
the season with a 5-3 record and
a 2.18 ERA. His strikeout-to-
walk ratio was sixth best among
NL relievers and his ERA was
the 10th best in the league.
Romo made his fi rst playoff
appearance in game two of the
2010 National League Divi-
sion Series (NLDS) against the
Atlanta Braves, but didn’t re-
cord an out as the Giants blew
a three-run lead and eventually
lost in 11 innings.
In the following game,
Romo gave up a go-ahead ho-
mer to Eric Hinske in the bot-
tom of the eighth, but was still
credited with his fi rst playoff
win after the Giants rallied in
the top of the ninth to take the
lead.
Romo had a blown save in
the National League Champi-
onship Series (NLCS) against
the Philadelphia Phillies, but
held the Phillies scoreless in his
two other outings as the Giants
advanced to the World Series.
Romo made one appearance
in the World Series and didn’t
allow a run in 0.2 innings as the
Giants won their fi rst World Se-
ries since 1954.
Even though his season end-
ed two months early due to in-
jury, 2011 ended up being one