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Mikey Romero
Romero with the Florida Complex League Red Sox in 2022
Boston Red Sox
Second baseman / Third baseman
Born: (2004-01-12) January 12, 2004 (age 22)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
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Michael Lorenzo Romero (born January 12, 2004) is an American professional baseball second baseman and third baseman in the Boston Red Sox organization.

Amateur career

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Romero attended Orange Lutheran High School in Orange, California.[1] He played for the United States in the gold medal game of the U-12 Baseball World Cup in 2016 and in qualifying round of the U-15 Baseball World Cup in 2019.[2] As a high school junior in 2021, he had a .362 batting average.[3] That summer, he played in the Perfect Game All-American Classic at Petco Park.[4] Romero originally committed to play college baseball for the Arizona Wildcats, but flipped his commitment to the LSU Tigers after coach Jay Johnson left Arizona for LSU.[5] He entered his senior year of high school in 2022 as a top prospect for the upcoming draft.[6][7] He finished the season with a .372 batting average.[8]

Professional career

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Romero was drafted in the first round with the 24th overall selection by the Boston Red Sox in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.[9] He signed with the team on July 25, for $2.3 million.[10] Romero made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Florida Complex League (FCL) Red Sox.[11] He was later promoted to the Single-A Salem Red Sox.[12] Over 19 games between the two teams, he batted .304 with one home run and 17 runs batted in (RBI).[13]

Romero split the 2023 season between three teams; Salem, the High-A Greenville Drive, and a rehab assignment with the FCL Red Sox and posted a combined .214 batting average with 13 RBI over 34 games.[14] A back injury forced him to spend time on the injured list during the season.[15]

Romero entered the 2024 season ranked as the Red Sox' number 16 minor-league prospect by Baseball America, slated to begin the season with Greenville.[16] For the season, he appeared in 59 games with Greenville, 16 games with the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs, and three games in the FCL, he hit .271 with 16 home runs and 53 RBI in 78 games.[14] He missed time during the season due to starting on the injured list, and then suffering a concussion in August.[17]

Romero began the 2025 season with Portland.[14] On August 1, 2025, he was promoted to the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox.[18] Over 111 games between the two teams, Romero hit .245 with 17 home runs, 76 RBI and 33 doubles.[14]

Romero played the 2026 season with Worcester.[19] Across 113 games, he batted .239 with 12 home runs and 61 RBI.[14]

Personal life

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Romero's sisters Sierra and Sydney both played professional softball.[20]

References

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  1. ↑ "Orange County high school baseball preview: Top 10 players to watch". February 11, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Mikey Romero Stats". usabaseball.com. USA Baseball. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  3. ↑ Kevin Askeland (February 2, 2022). "2022 Preseason MaxPreps All-America high school baseball team". MaxPreps. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  4. ↑ "SBLive's preseason 2022 all-state California high school baseball team: Orange Lutheran's Louis Rodriguez and Mikey Romero are two of state's best - Scorebook Live". News.scorebooklive.com. February 24, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  5. ↑ Shipp, Sonny (August 25, 2021). "LSU's 2022 baseball commitments". 247sports.com. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  6. ↑ Anderson, R. J. (February 13, 2022). "MLB draft prospects 2022: Ranking top 50 players in the class, with Termarr Johnson at No. 1". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  7. ↑ Law, Keith. "Top 100 prospects for MLB Draft 2022: From Druw Jones to Jackson Holliday, Keith Law's latest ranking". The Athletic. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  8. ↑ Fryer, Steve (June 14, 2022). "The Register's All-Orange County baseball team 2022". Orange County Register. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  9. ↑ Speier, Alex (July 17, 2022). "Red Sox surprise in first round, choose high school shortstop Mikey Romero". The Boston Globe. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  10. ↑ McWilliams, Julian (July 25, 2022). "Red Sox sign, welcome top draft picks Mikey Romero and Cutter Coffey". The Boston Globe. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  11. ↑ Dunne, James (August 10, 2022). "Cup of Coffee: Jordan steals show as he, Mayer join Drive; Romero, Anthony debut". soxprospects.com.
  12. ↑ Westerholm, Tom (August 31, 2022). "5 reasons to be excited about the Red Sox' pipeline". Boston.com.
  13. ↑ "Mikey Romero Stats, Fantasy & News". milb.com.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 "Mikey Romero Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  15. ↑ Browne, Ian (March 6, 2025). "The stud Red Sox prospect who's flying under the radar". MLB.com. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  16. ↑ Speier, Alex (April 1, 2024). "A look at the Red Sox' full-season minor league affiliates and the top prospects at each level". The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  17. ↑ Morrison-O’Day, Katie (August 2, 2025). "'Baseball rat' and 2022 first-rounder Mikey Romero makes the jump to Triple A". masslive. Retrieved August 30, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Red Sox promote infield prospect Mikey Romero to Triple-A Worcester". www.telegram.com. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  19. ↑ Morrison-O’Day, Katie (July 3, 2026). "Mikey Romero coming into his own in first full Triple-A season". masslive. Retrieved August 30, 2026.
  20. ↑ "The love behind a name: the Romero family". auprosports.com. July 13, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
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