BIOGRAPHY
Andrew Romine was born December 24, 1985, in Winter Haven, Florida. He is an infielder in the MLB.
On June 18, Romine pitched 0.2 innings in the 9th inning of a 16-5 loss to the Kansas City Royals. He allowed no hits, walked 2 batters, and was not charged with a run. Following the demotion of Anthony Gose and an injury to Cameron Maybin, the Tigers began using Romine in center field for the first time in his career. He made 13 starts and appeared in 22 total games at the position in 2016. Romine hit .236/.304/.322 with 2 home runs and 16 RBIs in 174 at-bats during the 2016 season, and was a perfect 8-for-8 in stolen bases. He played eight different positions during the season, with 44 games at third base, 22 games in center field, 20 games at first base, 14 games at shortstop, 12 games at second base, two games at right field, one game at left field and one game at pitcher. Following the season, Romine was awarded the Bill McAdam 10th Man Award, as voted by Detroit Baseball Society.
On January 11, 2019, Romine signed a minor league deal with the Philadelphia Phillies. Prior to the season, he exercised an opt-out clause in his contract and was released by the Phillies on March 23, 2019. However, two days later, he re-signed to another minor league contract with the team. In 2019 with the Class AAA Lehigh Valley IronPigs he batted .289./342/.408 with 8 home runs, 53 RBIs, and 21 stolen bases (4th in the International League) in 380 at-bats. He became a free agent following the 2019 season.
On August 12, 2021, Romine started a game of the Chicago Cubs versus the Milwaukee Brewers at shortstop, but in the 9th inning of a blowout loss was called upon to pitch. Romine's brother Austin, who also plays for the Cubs and who was re-instated that day from the injured list, entered the game as a pinch hitter and took over at catcher. This created an all-Romine brother battery for the Cubs. Romine had been on opposing teams before at the major league level, but had never played in the same game as his brother, either on the same team or opposing team.
