José Enger Veras Romero (born October 20, 1980) is a Dominican former professional baseball relief pitcher.

He also played for the Cleveland Indians, Florida Marlins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs, and Houston Astros.

Veras was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 1998.

He missed spring training in 2002 due to visa issues and briefly pitched in the New York-Penn League to get himself ready for the season as a result.

[2] He struggled when he reached Triple-A in 2003 and was moved to the bullpen, but still managed to lead the organization in strikeouts with 121.

[10] Veras was added to the Yankees roster for the American League Division Series against the Cleveland Indians.

[15] After allowing 23 runs on 17 hits and 14 walks in 25 games, he was designated for assignment by the Yankees on June 16, 2009.

[21] On January 29, 2010, Veras signed a minor league contract with the Florida Marlins with an invite to spring training[22] and made the opening day roster.

On January 18, 2011, Veras signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates with an invitation to spring training worth $1 million plus incentives.

[26] He made the team out of spring training[27] and was a reliable late-inning reliever with a 3.80 ERA and 79 strikeouts over 79 appearances.

[31] He pitched for the Dominican Republic national team in the 2013 World Baseball Classic, winning gold.

On July 29, 2013, Veras was traded to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Danry Vasquez and a player to be named later.

[38][39] Veras struggled early in the 2014 season, blowing two saves and allowing 10 earned runs in his first 6 appearances.

[50] On June 20, 2016, Veras signed with the Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.