▁to ▁the ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁R ays ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁Mal lex ▁Smith ▁and ▁J ake ▁Fra ley . ▁He ▁began ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁Bow ling ▁Green ▁Hot ▁Rod s . ▁ ▁Tommy ▁Rom ero ▁ ▁Tommy ▁Rom ero ▁( born ▁July ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁baseball ▁pitch er ▁in ▁the ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁R ays ▁organization . ▁ ▁Rom ero ▁graduated ▁from ▁Cor al ▁Spr ings ▁Char ter ▁School ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁Un selected ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁ML B ▁draft , ▁he ▁en rolled ▁at ▁Pol k ▁State ▁College ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁baseball . ▁After ▁his ▁fresh man ▁year ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁he ▁transferred ▁to ▁Eastern ▁Florida ▁State ▁College . ▁As ▁a ▁s oph om ore ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁he ▁won ▁nine ▁games , ▁compiled ▁a ▁ 1 . 1 3 ▁E RA , ▁and ▁led ▁the ▁N J CAA ▁in ▁strike outs ▁with ▁ 1 3 6 . ▁After ▁his ▁s oph om ore ▁season , ▁he ▁was ▁draft ed ▁by ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Mar in ers ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁ML B ▁draft . ▁Rom ero ▁signed ▁and ▁made ▁his ▁professional ▁debut ▁with ▁the ▁Arizona ▁League ▁Mar in ers , ▁going ▁ 5 - 1 ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 . 0 8 ▁E RA ▁in ▁ ▁inn ings ▁pitch ed .