When former SF Giants star Sergio Romo spoke about unlocking massive potential on the mound

In a brutally honest 2013 interview with ESPN, Sergio Romo spoke about the realities of being an immigrant player in the MLB.

The pitcher, debuted with the San Francisco Giants in 2008 and ended his MLB career with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2022. He is from Brawley, California, but has Mexican roots as his parents are Mexican immigrants.

In the interview, Romo spoke about the racism he faced while growing up in southern California. The pitcher felt the drive to prove himself and that drive shone when he pitched, making him feel accomplished.

Romo said to the interviewer:

"He has so much to prove and only one place to prove it: on the mound, "the one place I feel big, where I feel 6'10" and not 5'10"

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Sergio Romo is a three-time World Series Champion and was an All-Star in 2016.

When Sergio Romo talked about being one of the smallest closer in MLB History

Sergio Romo has four pitches that he is infamous for; one is an unusual "No Dot" Slider, a changeup, a fastball, and a sinkerball.

Romo especially developed his changeup to be powerful and be able to take out left-handed batters, which he had problems with. He had also come from humble beginnings, but was encouraged to play by his grandfather and father, who both loved the game.

However, when asked by ESPN reporter Tim Keown in a 2013 interview how Sergio Romo was able to manage to get where he is. From getting a nine-year contract with the San Francisco Giants to being a two-time world champion.

The pitcher gave an honest answer and talked about how his technique was his secret and not his overall size. He said:

"He's among the smallest closers in baseball history, a 5'10", 165-pound human whip who describes himself as "a power pitcher without power stuff. Without the outsize bravado to not only stare down his doubters but piss them off, he wouldn't be here".

He added:

"There would be no slider with the super-secret grip that allows the pitch to look like a fastball until the last second, when it seems the ball is attached to a string and someone in the first base dugout is reeling it in. "I don't throw 95 and I'll never throw 95," he says. "But the slider is my 95."

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The Giants pitcher talked further about how he had to fight for everything in his life and how the attitude it gave him helped him become who he is today.