Mikey Romero Explained

Mikey Romero
Team:Boston Red Sox
Position:Shortstop / Second baseman
Birth Date:12 January 2004
Birth Place:San Diego, California, U.S.
Bats:Left
Throws:Right

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.[1] 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.[2] As a high school junior in 2021, he had a .362 batting average.[3] That summer, he played in the Perfect Game All-American Classic at Petco Park.[4] 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.[5] He entered his senior year of high school in 2022 as a top prospect for the upcoming draft.[6] [7] He finished the season with a .372 batting average.[8]

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.[9] He signed with the team on July 25, for $2.3 million.[10] Romero made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Red Sox.[11] He was later promoted to the Salem Red Sox of the Single-A Carolina League.[12] Over 19 games between the two teams, he batted .304 with one home run and 17 RBIs.[13]

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.[14] 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.[15]

Personal life

Romero's sisters Sierra and Sydney are both professional softball players.[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Orange County high school baseball preview: Top 10 players to watch . February 11, 2022 .
  2. Web site: Mikey Romero Stats . . usabaseball.com . July 17, 2022.
  3. Web site: Kevin Askeland . 2022 Preseason MaxPreps All-America high school baseball team . MaxPreps . February 2, 2022 . July 18, 2022.
  4. Web site: 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 . News.scorebooklive.com . February 24, 2022 . July 18, 2022.
  5. Web site: LSU's 2022 baseball commitments . 247sports.com . Sonny . Shipp . August 25, 2021 . July 18, 2022.
  6. Web site: R. J. . Anderson . MLB draft prospects 2022: Ranking top 50 players in the class, with Termarr Johnson at No. 1 . . February 13, 2022 . July 18, 2022.
  7. News: Top 100 prospects for MLB Draft 2022: From Druw Jones to Jackson Holliday, Keith Law's latest ranking . The Athletic . July 18, 2022 . Law . Keith .
  8. Web site: The Register's All-Orange County baseball team 2022 . June 14, 2022 .
  9. Web site: Red Sox surprise in first round, choose high school shortstop Mikey Romero . . Alex . Speier . July 17, 2022 . July 17, 2022.
  10. News: Red Sox sign, welcome top draft picks Mikey Romero and Cutter Coffey . Julian . McWilliams . . limited . July 25, 2022 . July 25, 2022.
  11. Web site: Cup of Coffee: Jordan steals show as he, Mayer join Drive; Romero, Anthony debut . soxprospects.com . James . Dunne . August 10, 2022.
  12. Web site: 5 reasons to be excited about the Red Sox' pipeline . . Tom . Westerholm . August 31, 2022.
  13. Web site: Mikey Romero Stats, Fantasy & News . milb.com.
  14. Web site: Mikey Romero Minor Leagues Statistics . . April 1, 2024.
  15. News: A look at the Red Sox' full-season minor league affiliates and the top prospects at each level . Alex . Speier . . limited . April 1, 2024 . April 1, 2024.
  16. Web site: The love behind a name: the Romero family . auprosports.com . July 13, 2022 . July 17, 2022.

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