| Ed Romero | |
|---|---|
 Romero with theMilwaukee Brewers ca. 1983 | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: (1957-12-09)December 9, 1957 (age 67) Santurce, Puerto Rico | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 16, 1977, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 27, 1990, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .247 |
| Home runs | 8 |
| Runs batted in | 155 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Edgardo Ralph Romero Rivera (born December 9, 1957) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball infielder and coach inMajor League Baseball (MLB). He played for theMilwaukee Brewers,Boston Red Sox,Atlanta Braves, andDetroit Tigers. Listed at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) and 160 pounds (73 kg), he batted and threw right-handed. He was later acoach for theHouston Astros, and amanager for severalMinor League Baseball teams. His son, Eddie, is an executive with the Red Sox.
Romero began his professional baseball career in theMilwaukee Brewers'minor league organization, playing for theClass ABurlington Bees in 1976. In 1977, he played for theDouble-AHolyoke Millers and also made his MLB debut with the Brewers, appearing in 10 games with a .280batting average. In 1978 and 1979, Romero played at theTriple-A level. He played with the Brewers during the 1980 to 1985 seasons, batting a career-high .317 in 1983, and appearing in a career-high 116 games in 1984. He played in one postseason game with the Brewers, during the1981 American League Division Series against theNew York Yankees, going 1-for-2 at the plate. Overall, in parts of eight seasons with Milwaukee, Romero batted .254 with fivehome runs and 102RBIs in 426 games.[1][2]
Romero was traded by the Brewers to theBoston Red Sox in December 1985 in exchange for pitcherMark Clear. Romero spent part of four seasons with the Red Sox (1986–1989), appearing in 219 games while batting .241 with two home runs and 42 RBIs. Boston release him in August 1989. While with Boston, he appeared in one game of the1986 American League Championship Series, three games of the1986 World Series, and one game of the1988 American League Championship Series, going hitless in fiveat bats during those games.[1][3]
Romero signed with theAtlanta Braves and appeared in seven games with them in August 1989, batting .263 (5-for-19). In late August, Atlanta traded him to Milwaukee for aplayer to be named later (pitcherJay Aldrich).[1][3]
Romero appeared in 15 games with the Brewers in August and September 1989, batting .200 (10-for-50). After the season ended, he became afree agent.[1][3]
Romero signed with theDetroit Tigers in January 1990, and appeared in 32 games with the team, batting .229 (16-for-70). Detroit released him on July 15, 1990.[1][3]
In 1991, Romero appeared in 28 games for the Triple-ALas Vegas Stars, afarm team of theSan Diego Padres. He batted .229 (16-for-70) with the Stars.[2]
In 12 major league seasons, Romero played in 730 games while batting .247 (473-for-1912) with eight home runs and 155 RBIs.[1] He appeared as adesignated hitter and all defensive positions except for pitcher and catcher.[1]
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Romero served asmanager for several minor league teams, working within the Padres organization (1992–1996) and Milwaukee organization (1998, 2001–2002).[citation needed]
In 2007, Romero was named theFlorida Marlins' minor league infield coordinator.[4] He was theHouston Astros' third-base coach in 2008, and was their bench coach in 2009.[2]
In 2010, Romero returned to managing in the minor leagues, working within the Astros organization.[citation needed] His most recent stint as a manager was with theTri-City ValleyCats of theNew York–Penn League for the 2013 to 2015 seasons.[citation needed]
Romero's son, Eddie, is an executive with the Boston Red Sox; as of the 2025 season, his title is executive vice president and assistantgeneral manager.[5]