Orlando Román

Orlando Román
Orlando Román
	Román with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
	Pitcher
	Born: November 28, 1978; Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
CPBL debut
	2010, for the Brother Elephants (now Chinatrust Brothers)
Teams
	Brother Elephants (2010–2011); Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2012–2015); Lamigo Monkeys (2016); Chinatrust Brothers (2017);
Men's baseball
Representing Puerto Rico
World Baseball Classic
Pan American Games

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

Román attended Indian Hills Community College and was drafted by the New York Mets in the 31st round (946th overall) of the 1999 Major League Baseball draft. He played in the Mets' minor league organization through 2006, reaching Triple-A. He pitched in the minor league systems of the Baltimore Orioles in 2007 and the Toronto Blue Jays in 2008. Román also pitched for the Pericos de Puebla of the Mexican League in 2007, 2008 and 2009.

Román has appeared in the four editions of the World Baseball Classic (2006, 2009, 2013, 2017) for team Puerto Rico. At the 2017 World Baseball Classic, he was the starting pitcher against Dominican Republic in the second round.[1][2]

References

Thornburg, Chad (February 8, 2017). "Young stars join Beltran, Yadi for Puerto Rico". MLB.com. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
http://www.elnuevodia.com/deportes/beisbol/nota/losveteranosdetodoslosclasicos-2291061/ (Spanish)

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)

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[1] Thornburg, Chad (February 8, 2017). "Young stars join Beltran, Yadi for Puerto Rico". MLB.com. Retrieved March 14, 2017.

[2] ttp://www.elnuevodia.com/deportes/beisbol/nota/losveteranosdetodoslosclasicos-2291061/ (Spanish)