Alex Romero #28

Originally signed by Minnesota as a non-drafted free agent on July 2, 2000...signed by Twins scout Enrique Brito.

2009

Spent the last three months of the season with the Diamondbacks, setting career highs with a .248 batting average, 145 at-bats, 14 runs scored, 36 hits, 18 RBI, 11 walks and a .306 on-base percentage...appeared defensively in 44 games (29 starts) with 21 games (15 starts) in right field, 21 games (11 starts) in left field and four games (three starts) in center field...in 70 games for Triple A Reno to open the season, hit .348 (97x279) with 20 doubles, three triples, two home runs and 47 RBI... for the Aces, hit .376 (77x205) with two home runs, 40 RBI and a .964 OPS against right-handers...hit .270 (20x74) with 7 RBI and a .636 OPS against lefties...posted five consecutive multi-hit games from April 30-May 5, hitting .500 (12x24)...compiled a 12-game hitting streak from May 18-30 (game No. 2), hitting .422 (19x45)...reached base six times with five hits, a walk and five RBI on June 5 at Tacoma...his .374 average (43x115) in May ranked seventh in the PCL...his .364 average (32x88) in June ranked fifth in the PCL...selected from Reno on June 26...had a go-ahead, pinch-hit, RBI-single in the 8th inning en route to a 6-2 win on July 8 vs. SD...hit safely in five of his first six home games at a .375 clip (6x16)...had a career-high four hits and three RBI on Aug. 6 at PIT...compiled a career-best seven-game hitting streak twice, hitting .480 (12x25) from Aug. 2-9 and hitting .280 (7x25) from Aug. 19-26...reached base via a hit or walk in 15 of 16 games from Aug. 2-26, batting .333 (19x57)...hit his second career home run on Aug. 28 vs. HOU.

2008

Made 28 starts in the outfield, including 23 starts in rightfield...started in rightfield in 7 of the D-backs' 9 games from July 10-22...also started in right in 12 of the team's 15 games from July 26-Aug. 9...Started the season on the Major League roster and made his big league debut on April 2 at Cincinnati, collecting a pinch-hit sacrifice bunt in his first at-bat...collected a runscoring pinch-hit infield single for his first Major League hit on April 6 at Colorado...Was optioned to Tucson (AAA) on April 22 and then recalled on May 27...Strung together 2 career-best 5-game hitting streaks...batted .286 (6-for-21) from July 10-19 and .316 (6-for-19) from July 26-31...Hit his first career home run off the Cubs' Rich Harden on July 21 vs. Chicago...the solo home run in the sixth inning put the D-backs on the scoreboard in a 2-0 win...Made a spectacular catch at the wall in right-centerfield at PETCO Park to rob the Padres' Jody Gerut with the bases loaded and 2 outs in the eighth inning and preserve the D-backs' 3-0 win on July 29...Collected a career-high 3 hits, including a double and triple, on Aug. 8 vs. Atlanta...Optioned to Tucson on Aug. 29 and recalled 4 days later when the roster expanded on Sept. 2...Overall, batted .324 (56-for-173) with 28 runs, 9 doubles, 2 triples, 3 home runs and 19 RBI in 41 games for the Sidewinders.

2007

Named to the Pacific Coast League regular season All-Star team...Led D-backs' system with 166 hits, ranking tied for third in the PCL...Hit .344 (42-for-122) with 9 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run, 21 RBI and 24 runs in May...hit .307 (47-for-153) with 57 RBI with runners in scoring position...Strung together a 17-game hit streak at home from May 10-June 13, batting .527 (39-for-74) with 9 doubles, 2 home runs, 9 RBI and 21 runs scored...Connected for back-to-back home runs on Aug. 16 and 17 at Salt Lake, collecting 7 RBI...Had a season-high 4 hits on 5 different occasions, including back to back games on May 14 and 15 against Oklahoma, collecting 4 RBI in the first of those games.

2006

Split the season between Rochester (AAA) and New Britain (AA) and hit .263 (106-for-403) with 19 doubles, 4 triples, 5 home runs and 42 in 119 games combined...Hit .329 (26-for-79) in 24 home games and .314 (37-for-118) against right-handers with New Britain...Following the season, he played for Tigres de Aragua in the Venezuelan Winter League and hit .345 (70-for-203) with 10 doubles, 2 triples, 2 home runs and 34 RBI in 59 games.

2005

Had 6-game hit-streak, going 8-20 (.400), April 17-22 . . . was 13-32 (.406) in 8 games, June 2-9 . . . . . . seasonhigh 4 rbi, June 4 at Portland . . . had 7-game hit-streak, going 12-25 (.480), June 11-16 . . . had two-homer game, June 13 at Reading . . . had 7-game hit-streak, going 11-29 (.379), June 28-July 4 . . . Twins' Minor League Player of the Month for June, going 39-114 (.342) . . . had 14-game hit-streak, going 24-57 (.421), July 8-23 . . . Twins' Minor League Player of the Week, going 10-16 (.625), July 9-15 . . . hit safely in 37 of 38 games, July 8-August 17 . . . played in Eastern League All-Star Game, July 13 at Portland . . . Eastern League Player of the Week, July 11-17 . . . tied seasonhigh 4 hits, July 22 at Norwich . . . season-high 23-game hit-streak, going 32-86 (.372), July 25-August 17 . . . named to Eastern League Post-Season All-Star team . . . led club in games and hits, was second in at-bats and rbi and third in runs, doubles and homers.

2004

Disabled with shin splints, April 15-27 . . . was 6-17 (.353) in 4 games, April 30-May 4 . . . had 6-game hit-streak, going 7-22 (.318), May 18-24 . . . hit safely in 8 of 9 games, June 2-16 . . . pitched in relief, June 14 at Jupiter . . . season-high 8-game hit-streak, going 17-35 (.486), June 29-July 7 . . . hit safely in 14 of 15 games, July 22-August 9 . . . tied season-high 3 hits, August 17 at Lakeland . . . tied season-high 3 rbi, September 1 vs. Lakeland . . . led club in walks, was tied for lead in home runs, second in runs and third in hits and total bases (154) . . was second in league in on-base percentage.

2003

Had game-winning rbi single, April 22 vs. Burlington . . . season-high 11-game hit-streak, going 16-41 (.390), April 30-May 14 . . . hit safely in 10 of 11 games, going 16-43 (.372), May 17-30 . . . hit safely in 22 of 25 games, going 36-92 (.391), June 8-July 7 . . . was 9-21 (.429) in 5 games, July 14-21 . . . tied season-high 4 hits, August 7 at Kane County . . . led club in walks and was second in hits . . . tied for ninth in league in batting.

2002

Was 12-18 (.667) in 4 games, June 22-27 . . . season-high 4 hits, June 22 at GCL Rangers . . . season-high 8-game hit-streak, going 11-26 (.423), July 4-11 . . . Twins' Minor League Player of the Week, going 14-22 (.636), July 20-26 . . . hit safely in 8 of 9 games, going 18-32 (.563), July 20-29 . . . Gulf Coast League Player of the Week, July 22-28 . . . tied season-high 4 rbi, July 29 at GCL Rangers . . . Twins' Minor League Player of the Month for July, going 35-92 (.380) . . . led club in doubles, rbi, slugging percentage (.457) and on-base percentage, was tied for team lead in batting and was second in hits, walks and stolen bases . . . was third in league in rbi and on-base percentage and tied for fourth in batting . . . named to Gulf Coast League Post-Season All-Star team.

2001

Played for San Joaquin in the Venezuelan Summer League and finished second in the league with a .347 batting average.