Giants fans send off three-time World Series champion with standing ovation in final career game
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After 15 seasons in Major League Baseball, reliever Sergio Romo called it a career on Monday night with the team he helped to win three World Series titles.
Romo pitched one last time on Monday night, putting on a San Francisco Giants jersey for the final time in front of the crowd at Oracle Park.
San Francisco Giants pitcher Sergio Romo (54) walks back to the dugout after being removed during the seventh inning of a spring training baseball game against the Oakland Athletics in San Francisco, Monday, March 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
The right-hander entered the game in the seventh inning against the Oakland Athletics, facing three batters before exiting the field to a standing ovation from the crowd.
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Romo spent the first nine years of his career in San Francisco, helping the Giants to three championships from 2010-2014.
He was selected to the All-Star team in 2013 before playing for seven different teams over six seasons.
Romo signed a Minor League deal on March 18 in order to retire as a member of the Giants.
San Francisco Giants pitcher Sergio Romo visits with fans before the start of a spring training baseball game against the Oakland Athletics in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, March 26, 2023. The Giants plan to have Romo pitch on Monday at Oracle Park to mark his retirement. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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"To … try to accept the fact that this is something that a lot of people felt that I deserved — it's mind-blowing to me," Romo said, according to MLB Network. "I'm still kind of struggling