Alex Romero

{{Infobox baseball biography

| name = Alex Romero

| image = Alex Romero (06-09-2013, ritagliato).jpg

| image_size = 240px

| caption = Romero with Rimini Baseball

| position = Outfielder

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|9|9}}

| birth_place = Maracaibo, Venezuela

| bats = Left

| throws = Right

|debutleague = MLB

| debutdate = April 2

| debutyear = 2008

| debutteam = Arizona Diamondbacks

|finalleague = MLB

| finaldate = October 3

| finalyear = 2009

| finalteam = Arizona Diamondbacks

| statleague = MLB

| stat1label = Batting average

| stat1value = .239

| stat2label = Home runs

| stat2value = 2

| stat3label = Runs batted in

| stat3value = 30

| teams =

Arizona Diamondbacks ({{mlby|2008}}–{{mlby|2009}})

}}

Alexander Rafael Romero Galbán (born September 9, 1983) is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder with T&A San Marino of the Italian Baseball League.

Career

Romero was born on September 9, 1983. After spending five years in the Twins organization, he was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks on Jan. 19, 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. For the season, he batted .230 with a .250 on-base percentage.{{cite web |title=Alex Romero |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/romeral01.shtml |website=Baseball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=June 30, 2022}}

During the winter, Romero plays in his home country of Venezuela for the Aragua Tigers (Tigres de Aragua).

In 2012, while playing for Tigres de Quintana Roo, was tested positive for doping and suspended for 50 games to serve in 2013.{{cite news |title=Castiga Liga Mexicana a 5 peloteros por dopaje |url=https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/2012/castiga-liga-mexicana-a-5-peloteros-por-dopaje.html |access-date=June 30, 2022 |work=El Siglo de Torreón |date=November 8, 2012 |language=Spanish}} He played for Rimini Baseball of the Italian Baseball League in 2013, then he accepted to return to Rimini also for the 2014 season.

He signed a minor league deal with the San Francisco Giants on February 22, 2016.

Romero signed with the Rojos del Águila de Veracruz of the Mexican Baseball League for the start of the 2016 season. He was traded to the Toros de Tijuana on June 13, 2016, and later dealt to the Olmecas de Tabasco on November 17, 2016. He was released on June 27, 2017. On June 30, 2017, Romero signed with the Piratas de Campeche. He was released on July 7, 2017.

Romero returned to the Rimini Baseball Club for the 2018 season. He moved to T&A San Marino for the 2019 season.

Romero was suspended for 20 games for his assault on opposing catcher Gabriel Lino with his bat after being struck by a pitch in a Venezuelan Winter League game on January 9, 2020.{{cite news |last1=Baer |first1=Bill |title=Álex Romero suspended 20 games for attacking Gabriel Lino with bat |url=https://mlb.nbcsports.com/2020/01/16/alex-romero-suspended-20-games-for-attacking-gabriel-lino-with-bat/ |access-date=June 30, 2022 |work=NBC Sports |date=January 16, 2020}} After the game, he was quoted as saying “it’s about time us batters defended ourselves.”