Randy Romero

Randy Daniel Romero

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 155 lb.

• Born August 10, 1999 in Mexicali, Baja California Mexico

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Biographical Information

Randy Romero has played in the minors and for the Mexican national team.

He was signed by Pittsburgh Pirates scout Jesús “Chino” Valdez. He hit .253/.326/.333 for the 2018 DSL Pirates 1 then improved to .376/.495/.913 for the 2019 DSL Pirates 2 with 36 steals in 37 tries and 52 runs in 62 games. He fielded .990 with 8 outfield assists to one error. He tied Fadriel Cruz for the Dominican Summer League lead in swipes, was 10th in runs, placed third in hits and was second to José Acosta in average. He won the MVP. He tied Jared Oliva for the most steals by a Bucco farmhand. That winter, he was 6 for 34 with a walk and a double for the Venados de Mazatlán.

After the 2020 minor league season was wiped out by the COVID-19 pandemic, he was 2 for 9 with a walk and five runs for the 2020-2021 Venados, used primarily as a defensive sub and pinch-runner. He also hit .118/.211/.147 in1 6 games for Monterrey that winter. Coming stateside in 2021, he batted .252/.307/.338 for the FCL Pirates Gold and was 15-for-17 in steal attempts. That winter, he became a regular for the Venados and batted .289/.331/.346 with 16 steals in 21 tries. He tied another R.R., Ramón Ríos, for fourth in the Mexican Pacific League in steals. In 2022, he eked out a .205/.246/.259 line for the Bradenton Marauders to end his Pirate career, then was 3 for 11 after joining the Olmecas de Tabasco. He hit .278/.296/.370 for Mazatlán in 2022-2023, with 39 runs in 67 games and 26 steals in 33 tries. He tied Julian Ornelas for third in runs, tied for fifth in triples (4) and was second to José Cardona in steals, 3 off the pace.

Beginning 2023 well with the Mariachis de Guadalajara (.350/.368/.473 after 47 G), he made Mexico's squad for the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games, joining fellow former Pirate farmhand Fernando Villegas Jr. in the outfield. Hitting leadoff and playing center in their opener, he was retired by Carlos Viera his first time up and was 0-for-4. The next day, he had three hits, including a homer off El Salvador's Wilfredo Ramirez. He finished the tourney at .211/.304/.368 with four runs in six games for the Gold Medalists. It was Mexico's first Gold in a major baseball tournament. He had 14 putouts in center and stole in his lone attempt.

Notable Achievements

• 2019 MVP Dominican Summer League DSL Pirates 2