Entering Saturday night’s Tampa Bay Rays/Los Angeles Angels game, Sergio Romo, 35, had made 588 appearances, all being in relief. Friday evening, the Tampa Bay Rays announced Romo would be starting Saturday’s game.
https://twitter.com/RaysBaseball/status/997963022428618752
This would be Romo’s first ever start in the Major Leagues which he was very excited for.
“I can tell you this: Sergio Romo’s really excited about this. He might be the most excited of anybody in baseball,” said Kevin Cash, Rays manager, on MLB Network Radio.
Romo said, “What a box to check off. You know, to start…to be a starting pitcher in a Major League Baseball game…[pause]…I don’t know, pretty fun.”
Romo quickly made his mark as a starting pitcher after dominating the Angels. He faced Zack Cozart, Mike Trout, and Justin Upton and only needed 18 pitches to do so. Here is how the at-bats went:
https://twitter.com/mike_petriello/status/998012953671749632
He was so impressive, Cash decided he will start Romo again on Sunday.
https://twitter.com/TBTimes_Rays/status/998056049897697281
Although, starting two games in a row is rare it is not anything new in baseball; last being done in 2012.
Will Sergio Romo pitch another hit-less inning?
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