Orlando Bruno Román (born November 28, 1978) is a Puerto Rican professional

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. He has played in the

Chinese Professional Baseball League The Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL; ) is the top-tier professional baseball league in Taiwan. The league was established in 1989 and played the first season in 1990. CPBL eventually absorbed the competing Taiwan Major League in 20 ...

(CPBL) for the

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in 2010 and 2011, the

Lamigo Monkeys The Rakuten Monkeys (), formerly First Financial Holdings Agan (, abbreviated ), La New Bears () and then the Lamigo Monkeys (), are a professional baseball team in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) in Taiwan. Owned and administer ...

in 2016, and the

Chinatrust Brothers The CTBC Brothers () or simply Brothers are a professional baseball team in Taiwan. The team was originally established as an amateur team in 1984 by the Brother Hotel located in Taipei City, and later joined the Chinese Professional Baseball Leagu ...

in 2017, and in

Nippon Professional Baseball or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning ''Professional Baseball''. Outside Japan, it is often just referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation ...

for the

Tokyo Yakult Swallows The Tokyo Yakult Swallows () are a Japanese professional baseball team competing in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. Based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, they are one of two professional baseball teams based in Tokyo, the other being the Yom ...

from 2012 to 2015. He currently serves as the pitching coach for the

Fubon Guardians The Fubon Guardians () are a professional baseball team in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) in Taiwan. The team is owned by Fubon Financial Holding Co. and play their home games at Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium in New Taipei City. ...

of the CPBL.

Career

Román attended

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and was drafted by the

New York Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

in the 31st round (946th overall) of the

1999 Major League Baseball draft The 1999 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft of high school and college baseball players, was held on June 2 and 3, 1999. A total of 1474 players were drafted over the course of 50 rounds. First round selections ...

. He played in the Mets' minor league organization through 2006, reaching Triple-A. He pitched in the minor league systems of the

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in 2007 and the

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in 2008. Román also pitched for the

Pericos de Puebla The Pericos de Puebla (English: "Puebla Parrots") are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Puebla, Mexico. History The state of Puebla came upon baseball in the early 1920s when returning Poblanos that had come from militar ...

of the

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in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Román was a mid-season all-star in 2008 and 2009. In 2010, Román signed with the

of the

and played for the team in 2011 as well. On January 14, 2012, Román signed with the

. In 4 seasons with the Swallows, Román pitched to an 18–22 record with a 3.00 ERA and 207 strikeouts in 324.0 innings pitched over 133 total games. Román became a free agent after the 2015 season. Román signed with the

of the

for the 2016 season. On April 1, 2017, Román signed with the

of the

International career

Román has appeared in the four editions of the

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(2006, 2009, 2013, 2017) for team Puerto Rico. At the

2017 World Baseball Classic The 2017 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was an international professional baseball competition, composed of 16 competing nations, held from March 6 to March 22, 2017. It was the fourth iteration of the World Baseball Classic. The first-round hosts ...

, he was the starting pitcher against Dominican Republic in the second round.

Coaching career

On June 24, 2022, Roman was hired to serve as the pitching coach for the

of the

(CPBL).

Personal life

On May 29, 2019, Román and former professional baseball player

Ángel Pagán Ángel Manuel Pagán (born July 2, 1981) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, and San Francisco Giants. Pagán's original contract in Major League Base ...

were rescued at sea off the coast of Puerto Rico after a 15-foot wave caused their boat to capsize.

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Living people 1978 births 2006 World Baseball Classic players 2009 World Baseball Classic players 2013 World Baseball Classic players 2017 World Baseball Classic players Baseball players at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Puerto Rico Pan American Games medalists in baseball Gulf Coast Mets players Pittsfield Mets players Puerto Rican expatriate baseball players in Taiwan Brother Elephants players CTBC Brothers players Indian Hills Warriors baseball players Puerto Rican expatriate baseball players in Japan Baseball players from Bayamón, Puerto Rico Tokyo Yakult Swallows players Capital City Bombers players Kingsport Mets players Lamigo Monkeys players Brooklyn Cyclones players St. Lucie Mets players Binghamton Mets players Norfolk Tides players Bowie Baysox players New Hampshire Fisher Cats players Criollos de Caguas players Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente pitchers Survivors of seafaring accidents or incidents Pericos de Puebla players Naranjeros de Hermosillo players Yaquis de Obregón players Puerto Rican expatriate baseball players in Mexico {{PuertoRico-baseball-pitcher-stub