Deibinson Joel Romero (born September 24, 1986) is a professional baseball

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for the

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of the

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. He previously played for the

Doosan Bears The Doosan Bears ( ko, 두산 베어스) are a South Korean professional baseball team based in Seoul. Founded in 1982, they are a member of the KBO League. The Bears have won six Korean Series titles (1982, 1995, 2001, 2015, 2016, and 2019) and ...

of the

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Career

Minnesota Twins

Romero signed with the

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in July 2004. Romero suffered a broken leg in July 2008. The Twins added Romero to their 40-man roster on November 19, 2008. On November 20, 2009, the Twins removed Romero from their 40-man roster. He spent the 2010 season with the advanced Single-A

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. He then spent the 2011 and 2012 seasons with the Double-A

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. He was invited to Spring Training in 2013 and 2014 but did not make the club either year and spent both seasons in the minors.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Romero signed with the

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on a minor league contract on December 1, 2014. Fangraphs described him as a top minor league free agent. With the Pirates' Triple-A

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, Romero played in 37 games, batting .301 (37 hits in 123 at-bats), with 6 home runs, 27 RBI, a .396 OBP, and a .545 slugging percentage. He was released by the Pirates in May 2015 to pursue an opportunity in Korea.

Doosan Bears

On May 26, 2015, Romero agreed to a contract with the

. He replaced Zach Lutz on the Bears roster as the foreign hitter. He made his KBO debut on June 5, 2015. Romero slashed .253/.328/.449 with 12 home runs and 50 RBI in 76 games. He won the

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with the Bears in 2015.

New York Yankees

On February 1, 2016, Romero signed a minor league deal with the

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. On May 29, 2016, Romero was released by the Yankees.

Delfines del Carmen

On June 7, 2016, Romero signed with the

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Rojos del Águila de Veracruz

On June 28, 2016, Romero was traded to the Rojos del Águila de Veracruz of the

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. He was released on July 1, 2016. Romero was reassigned to the team on March 31, 2017, and later released on July 10, 2017.

New Britain Bees

On March 6, 2018, Romero signed with the

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of the

. He re-signed with team in early 2019. Before the 2019 season, he was selected for

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at the 2019 Pan American Games Qualifier.

Long Island Ducks

On June 25, 2019, Romero was traded to the

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of the

. Romero was named MVP of the 2019 ALPB Championship Series, leading all players in RBIs (9) and tying for the lead in total bases (15) and home runs (2). He re-signed with the Ducks for the 2020 season but did not play in a game due to the cancellation of the ALPB season because of the

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. On June 29, 2021, Romero re-signed with the Ducks. Romero hit .252/.388/.430 with 10 home runs and 47 RBI in 79 games for the Ducks in 2021. He became a free agent following the season. On March 11, 2022, Romero re-signed with the Ducks for the 2022 season.

Staten Island FerryHawks

On March 28, 2023, Romero was traded to the

of the

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