{"id":20251,"date":"2023-03-17T05:27:15","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T05:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-is-fantastic-welcome-home-san-francisco-giants-fans-react-to-former-closer-sergio-romo-signing-non-roster-deal-to-throw-last-career-pitch-in-exhibition-finale\/"},"modified":"2023-03-17T05:27:15","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T05:27:15","slug":"this-is-fantastic-welcome-home-san-francisco-giants-fans-react-to-former-closer-sergio-romo-signing-non-roster-deal-to-throw-last-career-pitch-in-exhibition-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/this-is-fantastic-welcome-home-san-francisco-giants-fans-react-to-former-closer-sergio-romo-signing-non-roster-deal-to-throw-last-career-pitch-in-exhibition-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;This is fantastic!&#8221; &#8220;Welcome home!&#8221; \u2013 San Francisco Giants fans react to former closer Sergio Romo signing non-roster deal to throw last career pitch in exhibition finale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"article-content\" class=\"keeda_widget\" data-postid=\"3890750\" data-slug-id=\"1436021\">\n<p>Former San Francisco Giants closer Sergio Romo agreed to a nonroster contract with the team Thursday. If it all goes to plan, he will join the team over the next 10 days with the aim of throwing his final career pitch in the team&#8217;s exhibition finale against the Oakland Athletics on March 27 at Oracle Park in San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>Romo was a key member of the Giants&#8217; bullpen during their three World Series championships last decade. He made 515 appearances with the team from 2008 through 2016. He pitched for seven other MLB teams but left his heart in San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>He told The Athletic:<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The one thing I don\u2019t want to do that I\u2019m afraid I probably will do is end up crying. I don\u2019t know emotionally how I\u2019m going to feel. Not only running out there but \u2026 walking off.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed hidden-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/baseball\/twitter\">\n<div class=\"tweet-outer-container\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"tweet-container\">\n<div class=\"tweet-body\">\u201cThe one thing I don\u2019t want to do that I\u2019m afraid I probably will do is end up crying,\u201d Sergio Romo said. \u201cI don\u2019t know emotionally how I\u2019m going to feel. Not only running out there but \u2026 walking off.\u201d<br \/>News from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthletic\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"TheAthletic\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">@TheAthletic<\/a>: <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sk-app-thumbnail\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc47\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnjs.cloudflare.com\/ajax\/libs\/twemoji\/14.0.2\/72x72\/1f447.png\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" data-img=\"https:\/\/cdnjs.cloudflare.com\/ajax\/libs\/twemoji\/14.0.2\/72x72\/1f447.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc47\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/cdnjs.cloudflare.com\/ajax\/libs\/twemoji\/14.0.2\/72x72\/1f447.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%2018%2018%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/>\ud83c\udffb <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3Ix9JsdLJM\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"tweet-url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">theathletic.com\/4315269\/2023\/0\u2026<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"app-tweet-blockquote\"><p>\u201cThe one thing I don\u2019t want to do that I\u2019m afraid I probably will do is end up crying,\u201d Sergio Romo said. \u201cI don\u2019t know emotionally how I\u2019m going to feel. Not only running out there but \u2026 walking off.\u201dNews from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthletic\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"TheAthletic\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">@TheAthletic<\/a>: \ud83d\udc47\ud83c\udffb <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3Ix9JsdLJM\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"tweet-url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">theathletic.com\/4315269\/2023\/0\u2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The feeling was reciprocal. Even when Romo pitched for the archrival <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/los-angeles-dodgers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> against the San Francisco Giants, he was still loved by the black-and-orange clad fans. He told The Athletic:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I never got booed \u2014 even when I showed up in a Dodger uniform. That\u2019s how passionate they are. They didn\u2019t see the jersey I was wearing. They still saw me.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Giants fans are eagerly anticipating Romo&#8217;s return.<\/p>\n<p>Many San Francisco Giants fans are figuring that they will be crying, just like Romo. The 40-year-old logged 38 of his 137 career saves in his All-Star season of 2013, which was wedged in-between two of his World Series-winning seasons with the team.<\/p>\n<p>While Romo pitched for eight major league teams, he did not connect with the fans of those clubs in anywhere near the same way he did with the San Francisco Giants. He still has a special place in the hearts of Giants Nation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed hidden-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/baseball\/twitter\">\n<div class=\"tweet-outer-container\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"tweet-container\">\n<div class=\"tweet-body\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/extrabaggs\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"extrabaggs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">@extrabaggs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthletic\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"TheAthletic\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">@TheAthletic<\/a> Sergio has been missed by all his fans!! So Happy he is going to get the chance to pitch again\/for the last time with the Giants!!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"app-tweet-blockquote\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/extrabaggs\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"extrabaggs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">@extrabaggs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthletic\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"TheAthletic\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">@TheAthletic<\/a> Sergio has been missed by all his fans!! So Happy he is going to get the chance to pitch again\/for the last time with the Giants!!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>When even a Dodgers fan is tipping their cap in respect, you know you meant something to a team.<\/p>\n<h2>San Francisco Giants, Sergio Romo both liked the idea of a preretirement reunion<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sk-app-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sergio Romo of the Toronto Blue Jays speaks with the media.\" src=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/03\/0e0c3-16790127377166-1920.jpg\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1302\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/03\/0e0c3-16790127377166-1920.jpg\" alt=\"Sergio Romo of the Toronto Blue Jays speaks with the media.\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/03\/0e0c3-16790127377166-1920.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201302%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>Sergio Romo of the Toronto Blue Jays speaks with the media.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Romo threw what will be his final pitches in a regular season MLB game last season with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/toronto-blue-jays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Toronto Blue Jays<\/a>. He appeared in six games, posting a 4.91 ERA over 3 2\/3 innings.<\/p>\n<p>While both the San Francisco Giants and Romo liked the idea of a preretirement reunion, the pitcher will report to spring training in order to ramp up for his final appearance against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/oakland-athletics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Athletics<\/a>. Romo told The Athletic:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It\u2019s a legitimate nonroster invite. I\u2019m going through all the formalities. I don\u2019t blame them. I\u2019m 40 years old. I don\u2019t blame them for wanting to cover their ass if something gnarly happens. I\u2019m just hoping I can get the team discount so I can get all my kids new jerseys! 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