Austin Allen Romine (born November 22, 1988) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Angels, St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds. He made his MLB debut in 2011 for the Yankees. He is the son of Kevin Romine and the brother of Andrew Romine. Career Early career Romine attended El Toro High School in Lake Forest, California, where he played on the school's baseball team with fellow future major leaguer Nolan Arenado. He was drafted by the Yankees in the second round of the 2007 Major League Baseball draft. Going into the 2009 season, he was rated the Yankees' fourth-best prospect and their second-best prospect for 2010, according to Baseball America. In , Romine was named the Florida State League Player of the Year. In , he participated in the All-Star Futures Game. After competing for the major league backup catcher job in spring training, Romine was assigned to the Double-A Trenton Thunder to begin the 2011 season. The Yankees promoted Romine to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees on September 1. New York Yankees After injuries to two catchers, first to Russell Martin and then Francisco Cervelli, the Yankees promoted Romine to the major leagues on September 10. In the seventh inning of the September 11 game against the Angels, Romine made his major league debut behind the plate. On September 12, he got his first Major League hit off of Mariners reliever Dan Cortes. Romine missed most of the 2012 season with two bulging discs in his back. When Cervelli suffered a broken hand on April 26, 2013, the Yankees promoted him to the major leagues. On August 4, Romine hit the first home run of his Major League career off of San Diego Padres pitcher Dale Thayer. He suffered a concussion on September 10, when he was hit in the mask by a foul ball. He batted .207 for the season. Romine competed with Cervelli and John Ryan Murphy to be the backup catcher for the Yankees in 2014 spring training, Cervelli won the job, and Romine was optioned to the minor leagues. Romine was called up several times during the 2014 season due to injuries to various players, but only appeared in seven games. Romine was designated for assignment on April 4, 2015, and was