Jordan Romano

TORONTO -- Another day, another All-Star for the Blue Jays, as Jordan Romano has been named to the Midsummer Classic as a replacement.

I try to do things the right way and work hard and it’s nice that it’s paying off a little bit, because sometimes it doesn’t.” “To see their hard work and my hard work pay off together, it’s really special. He hit a plateau as a starter, though, and eventually pivoted back to the bullpen, where he now stars. Romano is calm and cool -- so laid-back that he might tip over -- and that personality has made him a favorite among fans. “This just shows that if you really try to do things the right way and put in the work, it might not always work out, but in this case it has,” Romano said. I called my parents and my fiancé, and it’s surreal.\n\n\"I’ve always wanted to go to an All-Star Game. 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Along the way, Romano was selected by the White Sox in the 2018 Rule 5 Draft, sold to the Rangers and later returned to the Blue Jays just prior to the 2019 season.\n\nOh, what could have been.\n\n“This just shows that if you really try to do things the right way and put in the work, it might not always work out, but in this case it has,” Romano said. “It’s really special. “Honestly, I really didn’t think anything of it,” Romano said. This is Romano’s first All-Star Game, but the 29-year-old has spent the past three seasons as one of baseball’s most consistent back-end arms. I try to do things the right way and work hard and it’s nice that it’s paying off a little bit, because sometimes it doesn’t.”\n\n• Full 2022 All-Star Game rosters\n\nRomano will be joined in L.A. by Espinal, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Alejandro Kirk and Alek Manoah. George Springer was also named an All-Star, giving the Blue Jays six, but he has chosen not to play in the game and will instead rest through the break for the second half." \n","providerName":"Twitter","providerUrl":"https://twitter.com","type":"rich","width":550,"__typename":"ExternalEmbedContent"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"jordan-romano-named-to-2022-all-star-game\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.2":{"data":{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"jordan-romano-named-to-2022-all-star-game\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.2.data","typename":"ExternalEmbedContent"},"type":"oembed","__typename":"ExternalEmbed"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"jordan-romano-named-to-2022-all-star-game\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.3":{"content":"The Romano you see pacing the bullpen and attacking hitters in the ninth inning is a different man from the one who coaches and teammates know in the clubhouse and away from the field.