MLB fans bid emotional adieu to Sergio Romo as 3-time World Series winner calls time on his playing career: "Thereβs no crying in Baseball"
Veteran MLB pitcher Sergio Romo's final goodbye was just as he envisioned as he retired from the San Francisco Giant on Monday night, after calling it quits on his long and arduous baseball career.
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"Thank you, @SergioRomo54" - SFGiants, Twitter
Romo signed a minor-league contract with the Giants on the March 16 earlier this year solely with the intention of hanging up his boots after pitching for the Giants one final time!
That dream was fulfilled on Monday night when Romo pitched in the 7th innings at Oracle Park in the exhibition finals for both clubs.
"Very fitting to find some closure in what literally is for me was a storybook career," Romo said post his team's 12-6 loss to the Athletics. What an experience,β he concluded.
Sergio Romo makes one final relief appearance before retiring π
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"Sergio Romo makes one final relief appearance before retiring (via @NBCSGiants)," FOX Sports: MLB, Twitter
Romo won an astounding three World Series titles during his successful nine-year stint with the San Francisco Giants. Romo's 515 games pitched with the team ranked fifth all-time, while his 84 saves ranked seventh.
Major League Baseball fans bid an emotional goodbye to the stylish right-hander on Twitter, reminiscing about the good times.
Truly, Romo was special in more ways than one. He left an imprint everywhere he went, and all the teams he's ever played for are the better for it.
@StoolBaseball End of an era. Had a great career
Well, there were very few dry eyes in the audience too!
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Mariners, Rays, Blue Jays, Dodgers, and Twins fans too joined in bidding farewell to one of their own in an emotional couple of sendoffs on Twitter.
@SFGiants @SergioRomo54 @SergioRomo54 We'll always remember you and all you stood for on the mound and off.
@SFGiants @MLB @SergioRomo54 As a Rays fan he'll forever be known as the man who birthed the opener and changed modern baseball forever! Really liked watching him pitch for us!
@SFGiants @MLB @SergioRomo54 We loved having Sergio on the @Mariners. Such a cool dude.
πΌ@SFGiants @MLB @SergioRomo54 Coming from a Texas Rangers fan, this dude was so fucking clutch! Good luck on retirement! ππΌππΌππΌ
@MLBONFOX @NBCSGiants Sergio Romo is playing for the last time at Oracle Park tonight after announcing his retirement.
He received a standing ovation on his way to the bullpen https://t.co/NjVoSqaBX4
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@SFGiants @MLB @SergioRomo54 Genuinely confused & donβt know.. did he retire in a spring training game lol
Sergio Romo was an All-Star in 2013
Sergio Romo was drafted in the 28th round of the 2005 draft, and he made his MLB debut with them in June 2008. Since leaving San Francisco as a free agent in 2016, Romo has gone on to play for the San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers, Tampa Bay Rays, Miami Marlins, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, and Toronto Blue Jays.
Romo earned his only All-Star appearance in 2013 when he set a career-high with 38 saves. He also won helped the Giants win every-other-year titles in 2010, β12, and β14.