Rómulo Sánchez

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**Rómulo Sánchez**

Pittsburgh Pirates — No. 58
Relief Pitcher
Born: April 28, 1984 (1984-04-28) (age 24)
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
August 26, 2007 for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Selected MLB statistics (through 2007)
Win-Loss	1-0
ERA	5.00
Strikeouts	11
Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates (2007)

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

Sánchez began the 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.