Fernando Ernesto Romero Peralta (born December 24, 1994) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
Romero began 2014 with the Cedar Rapids Kernels but suffered a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament after only three games which required Tommy John Surgery.
He made his MLB debut that day as the starting pitcher against the Toronto Blue Jays, pitching 5.2 innings, with zero runs allowed, three walks, and five strikeouts, while earning his first Major League win.
[9] On December 18, 2020, a day after his release from Minnesota, Romero signed a one-year, $724K contract with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball.
He made only four appearances on the year, posting a 10.13 ERA in 8 innings pitched for the rookie–level Arizona Complex League Angels, Double–A Rocket City Trash Pandas, and Triple–A Salt Lake Bees.