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Austin Romine | Catcher | #27

Team: New York Yankees
Age / DOB:  (27) / 11/22/1988
Ht / Wt:  6'1" / 220
Bats / Throws: Right / Right
College: None
Drafted: 2007 / Rd. 2 (0) / NYY
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Austin Romine went 2-for-5 with a double and a home run in a win over the White Sox on Tuesday.
The home run, a solo shot off White Sox starter Carlos Rodon in the fifth inning, was Romine's third in 33 games this year. The backup backstop is hitting .263/.273/.442 with 15 RBI when given the chance. Jul 6 - 12:38 AM

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Austin Romine - C - Yankees

Austin Romine (thumb) went 1-for-4 with an RBI in his return to the Yankees' lineup Tuesday.

Romine suffered a nasty (though minor) injury Saturday when he took an Aroldis Chapman warmup pitch off his thumbnail. He's hitting .290/.306/.449 with two homers and 11 RBI in 26 games this year as Brian McCann's backup.
Jun 8 - 8:48 AM
Austin Romine - C - Yankees

Austin Romine is listed as day-to-day after X-rays on his thumb came back negative on Saturday.

Romine was forced to leave Saturday's game in the ninth inning after he took an Aroldis Chapman warmup pitch off of his thumbnail. While he's fine, manager Joe Girardi has already indicated that Brian McCann will likely catch on Sunday.
Related: Brian McCann
Source: Chad Jennings on Twitter
Jun 4 - 11:19 PM
Austin Romine - C - Yankees

Austin Romine went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and two RBI as the Yankees defeated David Price and the Red Sox 8-2 on Saturday.

Romine, who got the start in place of Brian McCann and was hitting ninth in the Bombers lineup, had an RBI double to get the Yankees on the board in the third inning and another to cap off the scoring in the eighth. He has swung a hot bat in limited duty this year, slashing .348/.375/.478 with three RBI.
May 7 - 4:54 PM
Austin Romine - C - Yankees

Austin Romine will be the Yankees' backup catcher.

That was made apparent when Gary Sanchez was optioned to the minor leagues on March 24, but Yankees manager Joe Girardi went ahead and confirmed it on Thursday afternoon. Romine will probably get a start or two per week behind veteran Brian McCann.
Source: Meredith Marakovits on Twitter
Mar 31 - 2:26 PM
Austin Romine - C - Yankees

Austin Romine doubled twice and knocked in three runs versus the Phillies on Sunday.

There's not going to be any denying Romine the backup catcher gig if he outhits Gary Sanchez this spring. He is, after all, the clearly superior defender. Romine is 4-for-8 with three doubles so far.
Mar 6 - 5:43 PM
Austin Romine - C - Yankees

Austin Romine went 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored as the Yankees came back to beat a Tigers split-squad 10-9 on Wednesday.

It was 7-0 Detroit after 3 1/2 innings. The Yankees took an 8-7 lead in the seventh, gave up two in the top of the ninth and then won in the bottom of the ninth after Tigers left fielder Jason Krizan lost a flyball in the sun. That's spring training for you.
Mar 2 - 5:14 PM
Austin Romine - C - Yankees

The Yankees are holding an open competition for the backup catcher's job.

Austin Romine and Gary Sanchez figure to be the top candidates. Carlos Corporan is also in camp but he's not on the 40-man roster. "I don't care to come into camp and say, 'This person has no chance,'" said manager Joe Girardi. "You have to keep your eyes open." Whoever wins the job will be fighting for scraps behind Brian McCann, who started 119 games behind the plate in 2015.
Source: yankees.com
Feb 27 - 9:22 PM
Austin Romine - C - Yankees

Yankees purchased the contract of C Austin Romine from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Romine was removed from the 40-man roster back in April, but the Yankees needed a third catcher and an injury to Gary Sanchez opened the door for his return. The 26-year-old was batting .260/.311/.379 with seven home runs and 49 RBI over 92 games in Triple-A this season.
Tue, Sep 1, 2015 08:48:00 AM
Austin Romine - C - Yankees

Yankees sent C Austin Romine outright to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

It's a tad surprising that he cleared waivers given how often teams are looking for catching help, but Romine has shown very little offensively in his time in the majors with a .204/.247/.281 batting line. The Yanks will be happy to keep him around as depth.
Source: Ken Rosenthal on Twitter
Wed, Apr 8, 2015 01:24:00 PM
Austin Romine - C - Yankees

Yankees designated C Austin Romine for assignment.

John Ryan Murphy beat out Romine for the backup catcher role. Romine struggled this spring, hitting .182/.229/.212. He's a fine defensive catcher, but his hitting woes are going to prevent him from gaining much of a foothold in the majors for the foreseeable future.
Related: John Ryan Murphy
Sat, Apr 4, 2015 04:09:00 PM
Austin Romine - C - Yankees

Yankees recalled C Austin Romine from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Romine will provide depth behind the plate while Brian McCann recovers from his concussion. The 25-year-old backstop was slashing .252/.313/.374 with five homers and 30 RBI in 72 games at Triple-A.
Sat, Aug 9, 2014 12:03:00 PM
Austin Romine - C - Yankees

Yankees optioned C Austin Romine to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

A corresponding move was not announced. Romine was only up with the big club for a few days while the Yanks went with three catchers.
Wed, Apr 9, 2014 08:24:00 AM
Austin Romine - C - Yankees

Yankees recalled C Austin Romine from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Romine is expected to provide the Yankees with extra catching depth while Francisco Cervelli shares time at first base with Kelly Johnson, in the wake of Mark Teixeira's injury. No word yet on the corresponding move, but Teixeira to the disabled list is the most likely outcome.
Sat, Apr 5, 2014 10:58:00 AM
Austin Romine - C - Yankees

Yankees optioned C Austin Romine to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

This means that Francisco Cervelli has officially claimed the backup catcher job. There have been rumors that the Yankees could trade from their catcher depth in order to upgrade elsewhere, but Romine remains in the fold for now.
Source: Erik Boland on Twitter
Wed, Mar 26, 2014 09:20:00 AM

Depth Charts

Batters
PosRoleName
C1Gary Sanchez
2Austin Romine
1B1Tyler Austin
2Mark Teixeira
3Rob Refsnyder
4Greg Bird
2B1Starlin Castro
2Donovan Solano
SS1Didi Gregorius
3B1Chase Headley
2Ronald Torreyes
LF1Brett Gardner
2Dustin Ackley
3Mat Gamel
CF1Jacoby Ellsbury
2Eric Young Jr.
3Mason Williams
RF1Aaron Judge
2Aaron Hicks
DH1Brian McCann
2Billy Butler
Starting Pitcher
PosRoleName
S1Masahiro Tanaka
2Michael Pineda
3Nathan Eovaldi
4CC Sabathia
5Luis Cessa
6Chad Green
7Bryan Mitchell
Relief Pitcher
PosRoleName
R1Dellin Betances
2Tyler Clippard
3Ben Heller
4Adam Warren
5Chasen Shreve
6Tommy Layne
7Blake Parker
8Anthony Swarzak
9Kirby Yates
10James Pazos
11Luis Severino
12Jonathan Holder
13Nick Goody
14Richard Bleier