Blue Jays' Jordan Romano: Nails down Opening Day win
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Romano picked up the save in Thursday's 10-9 win over the Cardinals. He struck out two over one perfect inning.
Romano brought some stability to a wild game, retiring the side in order on 12 pitches and punching out two in the process. He was the last of eight pitchers to appear for the Blue Jays. The right-hander now has 60 saves in 67 chances since the start of the 2021 season.
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Blue Jays' Jordan Romano: Looks ready for Opening Day
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Romano struck out the side in a perfect ninth inning during Friday's split-squad game against the Phillies.
It's a bit odd to see a closer actually work the ninth in a meaningless Grapefruit League game, when the opposition's big-league hitters have generally already hit the showers, but Romano still carved up the minor-league batters he got to face. The right-hander has a 9:2 K:BB through 5.2 spring innings and looks more than ready for the regular season to begin. After recording 59 saves over the last two years with a 2.13 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 11.20 K/9, Romano heads into 2023 as one of the most reliable closing options available to fantasy managers.
Romano will not participate in the World Baseball Classic for Team Italy, Jamie Campbell of Sportsnet reports.
Romano also was offered an opportunity to pitch for Team Canada in the tournament, but declined that chance as well. The right-handed closer had announced that he was going to be a part of the Italian team back in 2022, but he'll instead spend the start of the Grapefruit League in Toronto's camp.
Blue Jays' Jordan Romano: Reaches deal with Toronto
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Romano agreed to a one-yar, $4.538 million contract with the Blue Jays on Friday to avoid arbitration, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
It's the first year of arbitration eligibility for Romano, and he'll receive a significant raise after he recorded 36 saves with a 2.11 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 73:21 K:BB across 64 innings last year. The 29-year-old has been dominant over the past couple seasons and will open 2023 as Toronto's clear-cut closer.
Romano earned the save Sunday against Boston, striking out one in the ninth inning of a 6-3 victory.
One hitter reached on a throwing error by Vladimir Guerrero, but Romano otherwise handled the Red Sox, inducing weak contact and striking out a batter. It was his 36th save in 42 opportunities and first since Sept. 24. The 29-year-old has not allowed a run in his last five outings spanning 5.1 innings, striking out five hitters, hitting one batter and giving up two hits during that stretch.
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Blue Jays' Jordan Romano: Records four-out save
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Romano picked up the save Saturday against the Rays. He did not allow a run on one hit while striking out three over 1.1 innings.
Romano had recorded a blown save in back-to-back outings entering this contest; however, he has not allowed a run in 16 of his last 17 appearances. The righty had struggled to generate swings and misses prior to this game as he had not recorded a strikeout over 3.2 innings during his previous four outings.
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Blue Jays' Jordan Romano: Blows save, loses Sunday
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Romano (5-4) blew the save and took the defeat in Sunday's 5-4 loss against Baltimore. He allowed three runs on four hits and two walks.
Romano entered the game with the Blue Jays leading 3-2 and allowed the first four batters to reach safely to blow the save and put Baltimore ahead 4-3. After a double play and an intentional walk, Jesus Aguilar singled in the final run for the Orioles. It was Romano's fifth blown save and first since Aug. 7. The poor outing ended a streak of 14 straight outings covering 15 innings with no runs allowed.
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Blue Jays' Jordan Romano: Records another save
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Romano picked up the save in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Orioles. He did not allow a run on one walk over one inning.
Romano has surrendered just seven hits without allowing a run over 15 innings during his last 14 outings. The righty has been vastly better at home with a 0.31 ERA and 0.69 WHIP over 29 innings as opposed to a 3.58 ERA and 1.27 WHIP over 27.2 innings away from Toronto.
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Blue Jays' Jordan Romano: Notches 33rd save
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Romano struck out one in a perfect ninth inning Monday to record his 33rd save of the season in a 3-2 win over the Rays.
He fired seven of 11 pitches for strikes in converting his eighth straight save chance, including six in his last six appearances. Romano is now one back of Emmanuel Clase for the MLB saves lead, and a 12-game scoreless streak has reduced his ratios on the season to a stellar 1.95 ERA, 0.98 WHIP and 64:17 K:BB through 55.1 innings.
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Blue Jays' Jordan Romano: Nails down 32nd save
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Romano gave up a hit and struck out two in a scoreless ninth inning Friday to record his 32nd save of the season in a 4-3 win over the Rangers.
The right-hander extended his scoreless streak to 11 straight appearances with another dominant performance. Romano has a 17:3 K:BB through 12.2 innings during that stretch, and he now sports a dazzling 1.99 ERA and 0.99 WHIP on the season.
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Blue Jays' Jordan Romano: Nabs another save
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Romano earned a save against the Orioles on Wednesday, striking out two batters in a perfect inning of work.
Toronto starter Alek Manoah was dominant in eight frames, and he turned it over to Romano in the ninth inning to hold a three-run lead. The All-Star closer did so easily, throwing 12 of 16 pitches for strikes and punching out a pair of batters en route to his 31st save of the campaign. That puts him into a tie for second place in the category, one behind Atlanta's Kenley Jansen.
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Blue Jays' Jordan Romano: Secures 30th save
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Romano allowed two hits and no walks while striking out three in a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save during Sunday's win over Pittsburgh.
Romano pitched in a second consecutive game Sunday and gave up a pair of singles to begin the inning, but he struck out the next three batters he faced to preserve the Blue Jays' one-run lead en route to his 30th save of the season. Over eight appearances since Aug. 13, Romano has struck out 11 in 9.1 scoreless innings to earn a win and four saves.
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Blue Jays' Jordan Romano: Picks up another save
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Romano picked up the save Saturday against the Pirates, striking out two in a perfect inning.
Romano was lights out in the final inning of Saturday's matchup with the Pirates. He picked up his 29th save of the season in 33 chances. Romano now has saves in back-to-back appearances. His last blown save was Aug. 7, a game in which he ended up with the win. The Blue Jays' closer has rewarded his team as well as fantasy managers with an impressive season. He has 56 strikeouts across 51.1 innings to go along with a 2.10 ERA.
