This afternoon, when the A's face the White Sox at the Oakland Coliseum, the major league debut of pitcher Miguel Romero could occur, who would become like this Cuban number 379 -including those who played Negro Leagues- who takes part in a game of the best baseball in the world.
His promotion to the first team was announced the day before on the franchise's website, which currently fight to reach one of the wild cards of the American League.
The 27-year-old right-handed reliever has been linked to the A's since 2017, and this season he has had a disastrous performance with the Triple A branch (PCL of 6.40 in 71.2 innings).
Specialized pages attest that his fastball sits at 95 mph, a delivery that accompanies with sliders and a changeup recently added to the repertoire.
Romero He defended the jersey of Guantánamo - his native province - throughout four National Series with a record of nine successes and seven failures, a similar number of saves and an ERA of 4.80.
With the, The Cuban Navy will reach 28 troops in 2021, just two away from the record set in 1967 and equaled in 2016 and 2019.
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