Romano endears himself to new team, takes shot at front office
Blue Jay fans were shocked when Jordan Romano was non-tendered by the club.
The beloved closer from Markham, Ontario, was injured for the majority of 2024 and wound up seeing his Blue Jays career end with an anticlimactic whimper.
But Romano is not your average sports personality.
He recently signed a one-year with the Philadelphia Phillies, a team with a strong and passionate fan base, albeit a tough one, in a strong, sports-loving town.
It's been five days since Romano signed with his team, after a decade with the Blue Jays. If reports are indication, he has already endeared himself to Philly nation.
Was that a subtle jab at the Blue Jays front office?
Romano most likely didn't mean to cause any offence towards his former general manager and will for sure be welcomed with open arms the first time he visits Roger's Centre as a visiting player. Romano witnessed the passion of Philly fans first-hand when the Blue Jays visited Citizens Bank Park last summer. It seems like that fandom had an impact on him signing there.
If Romano is fully healthy and can put up numbers like he did in 2022 and 2023, he will be a valuable, elite asset to the Phillies pitching staff.
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