Rómulo Sánchez

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width = 150px
name=Rómulo Sánchez
position=Relief pitcher
team=Pittsburgh Pirates
number=58
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1984|4|28
debutdate=August 26
debutyear=2007
debutteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
statyear=July 12, 2008
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=1-0
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=4.71
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=11
teams=
*Pittsburgh Pirates (by|2007-present)

Rómulo Ignacio Sánchez Oviedo (born April 28, 1984 in Carora, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Sánchez was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 8, by|2002. He played in the Dominican Summer League in 2002 and by|2003. He was released by the Dodgers on March 12, by|2004, and was picked up by the Pirates on May 7, 2004. He pitched in the Venezuelan League in 2004 for the Pirates. In by|2005, he began to play in the Pirates minor league system beginning in rookie ball and ending the year in Double-A Altoona. In by|2006, Sánchez played in two Single-A levels and also played Double-A ball.

Sánchez began the by|2007 season with the Altoona Curve. When Salomon Torres went on the disabled list on August 25, 2007, for the big league club, Sánchez was called up. He had gone 6-3 with a 2.81 ERA in 40 relief appearances for the Curve.

External links

* [http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=454972 mlb.com Player Profile]
* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/S/Romulo-Sanchez.shtml The Baseball Cube Player Profile]