Mikey Romero
{{Short description|American baseball player (born 2004)}}
{{for|the Filipino politician|Mikee Romero}}
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|team = Boston Red Sox
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|position = Shortstop / Second baseman
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|birth_place = San Diego, California, U.S.
|bats = Left
|throws = Right
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Michael Lorenzo Romero (born January 12, 2004) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Boston Red Sox organization.
Amateur career
Romero attended Orange Lutheran High School in Orange, California.{{cite web | url=https://www.ocregister.com/2022/02/10/orange-county-high-school-baseball-preview-top-10-players-to-watch/ | title=Orange County high school baseball preview: Top 10 players to watch | date=February 11, 2022 }} He played for the United States in the gold medal game of the U-12 Baseball World Cup in 2016 and in qualifying round of the U-15 Baseball World Cup in 2019.{{cite web |url=https://www.usabaseball.com/player/michael-romero |title=Mikey Romero Stats |publisher=USA Baseball |website=usabaseball.com |accessdate=July 17, 2022}} As a high school junior in 2021, he had a .362 batting average.{{cite web|author=Kevin Askeland |url=https://www.maxpreps.com/news/8hiQijDuRUKQ1uxrNk53QA/2022-preseason-maxpreps-all-america-high-school-baseball-team.htm |title=2022 Preseason MaxPreps All-America high school baseball team |publisher=MaxPreps |date=February 2, 2022 |accessdate=July 18, 2022}} That summer, he played in the Perfect Game All-American Classic at Petco Park.{{cite web|url=https://news.scorebooklive.com/california/2022/02/24/sblives-preseason-2022-all-state-california-high-school-baseball-team-orange-lutherans-louis-rodriguez-and-mikey-romero-are-two-of-californias-best |title=SBLive's preseason 2022 all-state California high school baseball team: Orange Lutheran's Louis Rodriguez and Mikey Romero are two of state's best - Scorebook Live |publisher=News.scorebooklive.com |date=February 24, 2022 |accessdate=July 18, 2022}} Romero originally committed to play college baseball for the Arizona Wildcats, but flipped his commitment to the LSU Tigers after coach Jay Johnson left Arizona for LSU.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/lsu/Article/LSUs-2022-baseball-commitments-169644958/ |title=LSU's 2022 baseball commitments |publisher=247sports.com |first=Sonny |last=Shipp |date=August 25, 2021 |accessdate=July 18, 2022}} He entered his senior year of high school in 2022 as a top prospect for the upcoming draft.{{cite web |first=R. J. |last=Anderson |url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-draft-prospects-2022-ranking-top-50-players-in-the-class-with-termarr-johnson-at-no-1/ |title=MLB draft prospects 2022: Ranking top 50 players in the class, with Termarr Johnson at No. 1 |website=CBS Sports |date=February 13, 2022 |accessdate=July 18, 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3366251/2022/06/16/mlb-draft-prospects-kumar-rocker/ |title=Top 100 prospects for MLB Draft 2022: From Druw Jones to Jackson Holliday, Keith Law's latest ranking |publisher=The Athletic |date= |access-date=July 18, 2022 |last1=Law |first1=Keith }} He finished the season with a .372 batting average.{{cite web | url=https://www.ocregister.com/2022/06/14/the-registers-all-orange-county-baseball-team-2022/ | title=The Register's All-Orange County baseball team 2022 | date=June 14, 2022 }}
Professional career
Romero was drafted in the first round with the 24th overall selection by the Boston Red Sox in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.{{cite web |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/07/17/sports/red-sox-surprise-first-choose-high-school-shortstop-mikey-romero/ |title=Red Sox surprise in first round, choose high school shortstop Mikey Romero |newspaper=The Boston Globe |first=Alex |last=Speier |date=July 17, 2022 |access-date=July 17, 2022}} He signed with the team on July 25, for $2.3 million.{{cite news |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/07/25/sports/red-sox-sign-welcome-top-draft-picks-mikey-romero-cutter-coffey/ |title=Red Sox sign, welcome top draft picks Mikey Romero and Cutter Coffey |first=Julian |last=McWilliams |website=The Boston Globe |url-access=limited |date=July 25, 2022 |accessdate=July 25, 2022}} Romero made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Red Sox.{{cite web | url=http://news.soxprospects.com/2022/08/cup-of-coffee-jordan-steals-show-as-he.html | title=Cup of Coffee: Jordan steals show as he, Mayer join Drive; Romero, Anthony debut |website=soxprospects.com |first=James |last=Dunne |date=August 10, 2022}} He was later promoted to the Salem Red Sox of the Single-A Carolina League.{{cite web | url=https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-red-sox/2022/08/31/red-sox-minors-prospects-mlb-struggles/ | title=5 reasons to be excited about the Red Sox' pipeline |website=Boston.com |first=Tom |last=Westerholm |date=August 31, 2022}} Over 19 games between the two teams, he batted .304 with one home run and 17 RBIs.{{cite web | url=https://www.milb.com/player/mikey-romero-702540 | title=Mikey Romero Stats, Fantasy & News |website=milb.com}}
Romero split the 2023 season between three teams—Salem, the High-A Greenville Drive, and the Florida Complex League Red Sox—posting a combined .214 batting average. He entered the 2024 season ranked as the Red Sox' number 16 minor-league prospect by Baseball America, slated to begin the season with Greenville.{{cite news |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/04/01/sports/red-sox-minor-leagues-prospects/ |title=A look at the Red Sox' full-season minor league affiliates and the top prospects at each level |first=Alex |last=Speier |website=The Boston Globe |url-access=limited |date=April 1, 2024 |accessdate=April 1, 2024}} Overall for the season, during which he appeared in 59 games with Greenville, 16 games with the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs, and three games in the Florida Complex League, he hit .271 with 16 home runs and 53 RBIs in 78 games.
Romero began the 2025 season with Portland.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=romero000mik |title=Mikey Romero Minor Leagues Statistics |website=Baseball Reference |accessdate=July 13, 2025}}
Personal life
Romero's sisters Sierra and Sydney are both professional softball players.{{cite web|url=https://auprosports.com/read/the-love-behind-a-name-the-romero-family/ |title=The love behind a name: the Romero family |website=auprosports.com |date=July 13, 2022 |access-date=July 17, 2022}}
References
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External links
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Category:Baseball players from San Diego
Category:Florida Complex League Red Sox players
Category:Portland Sea Dogs players
Category:Salem Red Sox players
Category:Lutheran High School of Orange County alumni
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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