| Mandy Romero | |
|---|---|
| Catcher | |
| Born: (1967-10-29)October 29, 1967 (age 57) Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 15, 1997, for the San Diego Padres | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 24, 2003, for the Colorado Rockies | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .208 |
| Home runs | 2 |
| Runs batted in | 5 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Armando "Mandy" Romero (born October 29, 1967) is an American formerMajor League Baseballcatcher.
Drafted by thePittsburgh Pirates in the 19th round of the1988 MLB amateur draft, Romero would make his Major League Baseball debut with theSan Diego Padres on July 15,1997, and appear in his final game during the2003.
Romero is noted for his role as areplacement player duringspring training prior to the 1995 Major League Baseball Strike. Replacement players took over for professional baseball players when theMajor League Baseball Players Association went on strike. The strike was resolved at the end of spring training. Romero would return to Major League Baseball with the San Diego Padres in 1997, however, wasblacklisted and not permitted to join theMajor League Baseball Players Association.
Pedro Martinez, Red Sox teammate of Romero, was quoted, "Mandy is a guy that likes to take life by the horns. He lives, he laughs, and most of all, he loves."
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