Alex Romero

Infobox MLB player
name = Alex Romero


width = 150
caption =
team = Arizona Diamondbacks
number = 28
position = Outfielder
birthdate = birth date and age|1983|9|9
birthplace = Maracaibo, Venezuela
bats = Left
throws = Right
debutdate = April 2
debutyear = 2008
debutteam = Arizona Diamondbacks
statyear = September 14, 2008
stat1label = Batting average
stat1value = .233
stat2label = Home runs
stat2value = 1
stat3label = Runs batted in
stat3value = 12
teams =
*Arizona Diamondbacks (by|2008-present)

Alexander Rafael Romero Galban (born September 9, 1983 in Maracaibo, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Romero was signed by the Minnesota Twins on July 2, by|2002, as an undrafted free agent. After spending 5 years in the Twins organization, he was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks on January 19, by|2007. Romero began the mlby|2008 season on the Diamondbacks 25-man roster. Romero made his major league debut on April 2, 2008, against the Cincinnati Reds, when he came in the game as a pinch hitter, making him the 217th Venezuelan-born player in Major League Baseball. He laid down a successful sacrifice bunt. On April 3, 2008, Romero recorded his first career RBI, when he hit a sacrifice fly as a pinch hitter.

During the winter, Romero plays in his home country of Venezuela for the Aragua Tigers (Tigres de Aragua) where he has earned MVP awards for his performance during the season and playoffs and is considered one of the best players for that organization.

External links

* [http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=464900 mlb.com Player Profile]
* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/R/alex-romero.shtml The Baseball Cube Player Profile]