Justin Germano

Infobox MLB player

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width = 265
name=Justin Germano
position=Starting Pitcher
team=San Diego Padres
number=57
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1982|8|6
debutdate=May 22
debutyear=2004
debutteam=San Diego Padres
statyear=2007
stat2label=Earned Run Average
stat2value=5.08
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=8-13
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=102
teams=
*San Diego Padres (by|2004)
*Cincinnati Reds (by|2006)
*San Diego Padres (by|2007-by|2008)

Justin Germano is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was born August 6, 1982 in Pasadena, California.

Germano is from Claremont, California, where he broke Mark McGwire's Claremont Little League record for most home runs in a season. He graduated from Claremont High School in 2000.

He was drafted in 2000 by the San Diego Padres. Germano made his major league debut with the San Diego Padres on May 22, 2004, getting the win as the starting pitcher against the Philadelphia Phillies. He pitched five innings, allowing five hits, four runs (three of them on a three-run home run by Chase Utley in the third inning), four walks, and five strikeouts. As a hitter, he would have two at-bats and went hitless.

He was traded along with Travis Chick from the Padres to the Cincinnati Reds on July 23 2005 for Joe Randa. On July 31, 2006, Germano was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for Rheal Cormier. On March 19 2007, Germano was claimed off waivers by the San Diego Padres. Made 23 starts for the Padres in 2007 where he went 7-10 with a 4.46 ERA. Germano is slotted to be the Padres number five starter in 2008.