1976
Born June 4, 1976
Rio Piedras, , P.R.
J. C. Romero Notable
b. June 4, 1976 · Minnesota Twins 1999–2005, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2006, Boston Red Sox 2007, Philadelphia Phillies 2007–2011, Colorado Rockies 2011, St. Louis Cardinals 2012, Baltimore Orioles 2012
J. C. Romero played for seven clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Minnesota Twins in 1999 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 2012.
He went 34 and 28 with a 4.16 earned run average, pitching 661.3 innings in 680 games. He struck out 526. Across 680 games he batted .250, with 1 hit and 1 run. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in Rio Piedras, P.R. on June 4, 1976. He batted both ways and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | MIN | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | MIN | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | MIN | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 2002 | MIN | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | MIN | 73 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2004 | MIN | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | MIN | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | LAA | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | BOS/PHI | 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2008 | PHI | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | PHI | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | PHI | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | COL/PHI | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | BAL/STL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 680 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | MIN | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3.72 |
| 2000 | MIN | 2 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 57.2 | 72 | 45 | 30 | 50 | 7.02 |
| 2001 | MIN | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 65.0 | 71 | 45 | 24 | 39 | 6.23 |
| 2002 | MIN | 9 | 2 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 81.0 | 62 | 17 | 36 | 76 | 1.89 |
| 2003 | MIN | 2 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 63.0 | 66 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 5.00 |
| 2004 | MIN | 7 | 4 | 74 | 0 | 1 | 74.1 | 61 | 29 | 38 | 69 | 3.51 |
| 2005 | MIN | 4 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 57.0 | 50 | 22 | 39 | 48 | 3.47 |
| 2006 | LAA | 1 | 2 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 48.1 | 57 | 36 | 28 | 31 | 6.70 |
| 2007 | BOS/PHI | 2 | 2 | 74 | 0 | 1 | 56.1 | 39 | 12 | 40 | 42 | 1.92 |
| 2008 | PHI | 4 | 4 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 59.0 | 41 | 18 | 38 | 52 | 2.75 |
| 2009 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 2.70 |
| 2010 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 36.2 | 30 | 15 | 29 | 28 | 3.68 |
| 2011 | COL/PHI | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 24.2 | 28 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 4.01 |
| 2012 | BAL/STL | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9.00 |
| Career | — | 34 | 28 | 680 | 22 | 7 | 661.1 | 624 | 306 | 375 | 526 | 4.16 |
On this day & linked events
1999
Major-league debut: J. C. Romero
J. C. Romero made a major-league debut on September 15, 1999.
2012
Final major-league game: J. C. Romero
J. C. Romero played a final major-league game on August 22, 2012.