Romero represented the Rays at the 2012 All-Star Futures Game. He was added to the Rays\' 40-man roster on November 20, 2012. Romero was called up to start against the Baltimore Orioles on September 22, 2013. After spending the entirety of the 2014 season in the minor leagues, Romero returned to major league action in the 2015 season as a reliever, pitching 30 innings for the Rays on the year. Starting the 2016 season, Romero retired 17 consecutive batters across relief appearances to set a franchise record for the Rays. Romero notched his first career save on August 25, 2016, striking out slugger David Ortiz to seal a Rays victory over the division rival Boston Red Sox. In total, Romero pitched to a 5.27 ERA over 80⅓ innings with the Rays across three seasons, exhibiting a high walk rate of about five batters per nine innings. \n', '

The Rays traded Romero to the Washington Nationals for minor league pitcher Jeffrey Rosa on February 7, 2017.\n', '

Romero pitched for the Dominican Republic national baseball team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic, earning the win in a March 12 game against Colombia with a scoreless inning of relief. He joined the Nationals at spring training after the initial round of the WBC.\n', '

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