Andrew Romine

Andrew James Romine (born December 24, 1985) is an American former professional baseball utility player.

On September 30, 2017, Romine became the fifth player in major league history to play all nine defensive positions in a single game.

[5] On March 21, 2014, Romine was traded to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for left-handed pitcher José Álvarez.

On August 22, Romine made his first major-league pitching appearance, in the eighth inning of a 20–6 loss to the Minnesota Twins.

[9] In a career-high 251 at-bats, Romine hit .227/.279/.275 on the season, with two home runs and 12 RBIs, while stealing 12 bases in 14 attempts.

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.

[citation needed] On January 13, 2017, the Tigers avoided arbitration with Romine, agreeing on a one-year, $1.3 million contract.

[14] During the 2017 season, Romine set career highs in games (124) and at-bats (318), hitting .233/.289/.336 for the year with 17 doubles, four home runs and 25 RBIs.

[18] In 2019 with the Triple–A Lehigh Valley IronPigs, he batted .289./342/.408 with eight home runs, 53 RBI, and 21 stolen bases (4th in the International League) in 380 at-bats.

On February 22, 2021, Romine signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins organization that included an invitation to Spring Training.

[27] 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.

His brother Austin, who was also playing for the Cubs and was reinstated that day from the injured list, entered the game as a pinch hitter and took over at catcher.

On February 5, 2025, Romine was hired as part of the Milwaukee Brewers' player development staff under the role of infielder coordinator.

Romine in 2015
Andrew Romine playing first base for the Detroit Tigers in 2017