Niuman Romero

Niuman Romero
New York Mets — No. --
Infielder
Born: January 24, 1985 (1985-01-24) (age 26) Barcelona, Venezuela
Bats: Switch	Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 8, 2009 for the Cleveland Indians
Career statistics (through 2010 season)
Batting average	.111
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	0
Teams
Cleveland Indians (2009) Boston Red Sox (2010)

Niuman José Romero (born January 24, 1985 in Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. He made his major league debut on September 8, 2009 with the Cleveland Indians.

Since 2005, Romero has played in minor league baseball with the Burlington Indians, Columbus Clippers, Lake County Captains, and Kinston Indians.

On May 1, 2010, Romero was acquired by the Boston Red Sox for cash considerations. On July 2, 2010, he was called up to replace Ángel Sánchez, who was traded to the Houston Astros for Kevin Cash. He only appeared in 2 games for the Red Sox in 2010 before he was designated for assignment and returned to the minors. He became a free agent after the season. On March 1, 2011 Romero signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.

Romero was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies on May 25, 2011, for cash considerations.^[1] On July 16, 2011, Romero signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets and was assigned to the Double-A Binghamton Mets.^[2]

References

1. ^ Minor Deals: Zumaya, Red Sox, Reds, Blue Jays, MLBTradeRumors.com, May 25, 2011.
2. ^ Links, Zach. "Quick Hits: Romero, Melky, Michael, Mondesi, Bailey". MLBTradeRumors.com. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/07/quick-hits-willingham-braves-cardinals-white-sox.html. Retrieved 17 July 2011. 

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

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Name	Romero, Niuman
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Date of birth	January 24, 1985
Place of birth	Barcelona, Venezuela
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