Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Seth Romero was born on April 19, 1996, in West Columbia, Texas. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Romero attended Columbia High School in West Columbia, Texas. As a senior, he had a 1.35 earned run average (ERA) with 131 strikeouts over 62 innings. He was not drafted coming out of high school and attended the University of Houston where he played college baseball for the Cougars.

The Washington Nationals selected Romero with 25th overall choice in the 2017 MLB Draft.

Romero throws left-handed, with a fastball that sits at about 93 miles per hour (150 km/h). He also throws a slider regarded by scouts as "above-average", as well as a changeup. In college, he was known as a strikeout pitcher with solid command of his pitches.