Ricky Romero played in Major League Baseball for the Toronto Blue Jays.
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30 Facts About Ricky Romero
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Ricky Romero was selected to the All-Tournament team for that season and played for the US National Team pitching to a record with a 1.
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Ricky Romero was drafted by the Blue Jays as the sixth overall pick in the 2005 amateur entry draft.
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Finally healthy in 2008, Ricky Romero struggled with control problems with a career high 55 walks for the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats.
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On March 30,2009, Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston announced that Ricky Romero had earned one of the two open rotation spots for the 2009 MLB season.
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Ricky Romero pitched strongly in his next two starts, getting a no-decision against the Minnesota Twins, and defeating the Oakland Athletics.
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Ricky Romero was called up from Triple A Las Vegas 51's along with Casey Janssen, after a successful rehab assignment in the minor leagues to evaluate his progress.
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Ricky Romero was rumoured to be one of the leading candidates for the 2009 MLB Rookie of the Year award during the first half of the season.
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On June 26,2011, Ricky Romero got his first major league hit, a two RBI single to right field, while pitching a complete game shutout against the St Louis Cardinals to complete the sweep.
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The five runs scored by the Jays were a welcome change for Ricky Romero, who had received two or fewer runs of support in each of his previous eight starts.
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On July 10,2011, Ricky Romero was named as a late reserve to the American League All-Star Team, just two days before the game.
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Ricky Romero replaced injured Boston Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester, who was replacing Seattle Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez, who, because of starting the last game before the All-Star break, was ineligible to play in the game.
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Ricky Romero was named the opening day starter for the Blue Jays against the Cleveland Indians on April 5,2012.
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Ricky Romero made his 100th career start on May 8,2012 against the Oakland Athletics, receiving a no-decision.
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Ricky Romero later revealed that he pitched through pain in his knees all season because he did not want to hurt the already uncompetitive team by being sidelined.
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Ricky Romero had been the starter for the previous two opening days for the Blue Jays, but in light of his second-half struggles in 2012, on February 5,2013, manager John Gibbons said Ricky Romero would be the Jays' number 5 starter for the 2013 season.
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Ricky Romero began the year with pain in his left side which forced him to compensate in his delivery by putting more pressure on his legs, which were already in pain and had been since the previous season.
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Ricky Romero spent time in an extended spring training camp, and was recalled from Dunedin on May 3,2013, after having pitched only one official game in minor league play.
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Ricky Romero was optioned to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons on May 9,2013.
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Ricky Romero was then outrighted from the 40-man roster on June 1,2013 to make room for Ramon Ortiz.
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Ricky Romero had been pitching with torn quadriceps tendons in both legs.
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Ricky Romero began the 2015 season on the disabled list of the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats.
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Ricky Romero re-signed a minor league contract with the Giants on November 23,2015.
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Ricky Romero pitched only eight innings for the entire season, making two starts for the Giants' Triple-A Sacramento affiliate, with no decision in either start.
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On May 30,2017, Ricky Romero signed with the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League.
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Ricky Romero appeared in 12 games for the Toros, all in relief, and posted a 5.
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On December 31,2018, Ricky Romero officially announced on Instagram that he would be retiring from professional baseball.
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Ricky Romero is married to retired Canadian soccer player Kara Lang, and they have 2 sons and a daughter.
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