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Stefen Romero
Seattle Mariners – No. 7
Outfielder
Born: (1988-10-17) October 17, 1988 (age 35)
Tucson, Arizona
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
debut
April 1, 2014, for the Seattle Mariners
Career statistics
(through April 8, 2014)
Batting average.222
Home runs0
Runs batted in1
Teams

Stefen D. Romero (born October 17, 1988) is an American professional baseball player for the Seattle Mariners as a Right Fielder.

Career

Romero attended Sunnyside High School in Tucson, Arizona. Playing for the school's baseball team, he earned an all-southern Arizona honorable mention from the Tucson Citizen following his senior season.[1] He also played for the school's basketball team.[2]

Romero enrolled at Pima Community College. After playing college baseball at Pima for two years, he transferred to Oregon State University, where he played for the Oregon State Beavers baseball team.[3] He had a .326 batting average in 2010, and was named to the All-Pac-10 Conference First Team. The Seattle Mariners selected Romero in the 12th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft.[4][5]

In 2012, Romero was the Mariners Minor League Player of the Year after he hit .352/.391/.599 with 23 home runs and 101 runs batted in with the Jackson Generals of the Class AA Southern League.[6][7] He was assigned to the Tacoma Rainiers of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League, but started the season on the disabled list with an oblique[disambiguation needed] injury.[8]

Romero was added to the Mariners 40-man roster on November 20, 2013.[9] Romero made the Mariners' Opening Day roster,[10] and had his major league debut on April 1.[11]

Personal

Stefen's younger brother, Santiago, was a teammate of Stefen on their high school baseball team.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sunnyside'sRomero stars vs. American - Tucson Citizen Morgue, Part 1 (2006-2009)". Tucsoncitizen.com. July 7, 2007. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "Diminutive Apache hits eight 3-pointers, is area's top scorer - Tucson Citizen Morgue, Part 1 (2006-2009)". Tucsoncitizen.com. December 12, 2006. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  3. ^ "Pima baseball team to count on newcomers this season - Tucson Citizen Morgue, Part 1 (2006-2009)". Tucsoncitizen.com. January 17, 2009. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  4. ^ OSU (June 8, 2010). "MLB Draft 2010: Oregon State third baseman Stefen Romero picked by Seattle Mariners". Blog.oregonlive.com. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  5. ^ "Minor league spotlight: Former Oregon State infielder Stefen Romero signs with Seattle Mariners, eyes the future". Blog.oregonlive.com. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  6. ^ 10/03/2012 5:26 PM EST (May 24, 2013). "Mariners name INF Stefen Romero Minor League Player of the Year; RHP Carter Capps named Pitcher of the Year". Mlb.mlb.com. Retrieved January 29, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Stone, Larry (February 21, 2013). "Stefen Romero is a prospect to watch this spring". Blogs.seattletimes.com. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  8. ^ Stone, Larry (April 3, 2013). "Mariners set minor-league rosters: Zunino, Hultzen, Paxton in AAA, Walker in AA | Hot Stone League | Seattle Times". Blogs.seattletimes.com. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  9. ^ "Mariners add four to 40-man roster before deadline". Mlb.mlb.com. November 20, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  10. ^ "Hansen's Sunday Notebook: Romero makes Mariners' opening-day roster". Azstarnet.com. March 30, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  11. ^ Divish, Ryan (October 1, 2012). "Two very different starts for Stefen Romero, Corey Hart | Mariners". The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 3, 2014.

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