Sergio Romo

Sergio Romo retired as a San Francisco Giant just the way he wanted Monday night, pitching one final time for the team he helped to win three World Series ...

Last year, he pitched a combined 23 games for Seattle and Toronto. He was a 2013 All-Star for the Giants and posted a career record of 42-36 with a 3.21 ERA and 137 saves over 821 appearances spanning 722 2/3 innings. On Sunday in Oakland, Romo greeted fans and fist-bumped youngsters as he made his farewell rounds. The reliever shared a goodbye note Monday to Saluted with a rousing ovation when he walked to the bullpen to begin his warmup tosses, Romo received more cheers when he came into the spring training game. And before I go do that, I just wanted to write this letter, and share some thoughts with you all.

Sergio Romo made one last appearance for the Giants on Monday, and while his performance didn't go as planned, the sendoff was perfect.

A single to right and a bloop double to left kept Romo from recording an out before Kapler sent Pence to the mound. In all, Romo threw 11 pitches before walking off to a long line of hugs in the dugout. Sergio Romo entered to "El Mechon" and a raucous standing ovation in the top of the seventh inning. He was greeted with a reminder that this isn't always a game that embraces the kind of personality Romo showed throughout 15 seasons in the big leagues. It was an emotional day behind the scenes, but the Giants and Romo got what they wanted. Many in the crowd grumbled because they didn't realize it was Pence, but Romo caught on quickly, laughing as he saw his former teammate and friend coming out to take the ball.

SAN FRANCISCO -- As the frenetically upbeat opening notes of Banda MS' "El Mechón" blared from the speakers in the top of the seventh inning, ...

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SF Giants legend Sergio Romo capped off an amazing MLB career on Monday, appearing in his final pro game at Oracle Park.

Sergio Romo will make one final appearance Monday night at Oracle Park, and he knows it's going to be an emotional goodbye to a game and organization he...

"He's seen the game from a lot of different angles: Championships, the last out, being on the outside looking in on a roster, trying to prove to people that you can compete at the major league level with stuff that is not high-octane stuff," Kapler said. "I just don't want all of it to come out." Romo lives in the city and will be involved with the Giants in some form, but those details are to be ironed out. It's just that much sweeter because it is something that I didn't expect and I didn't see happening." "I was blown away that they drafted me in '05, I was blown away that they kept giving me opportunity after opportunity in the minors. As he prepares to figure out life after baseball, Romo said he's fine with knowing this is it for him as a player. The thin mustache has turned into a bushy beard, and all around him, there are reminders of how long he has been doing this, especially at home. Romo's patch of grass was directly in front of the batting cages, and a steady stream of Texas Rangers stopped by on their way to warm up, greeting Romo with hugs and congratulatory pats on the chest. Romo first landed in Los Angeles of all places, but he remained so beloved in San Francisco that he got a standing ovation when he first returned wearing Dodger blue. As good as the slider was, it was his heart that carried him through 851 appearances in the big leagues, including one that clinched a championship. The day will be emotionally exhausting, and not just for Romo. And I think it's important to him."

Sergio Romo made one last appearance for the Giants on Monday, and while his performance didn't go as planned, the sendoff was perfect.

In all, Romo threw 11 pitches before walking off to a long line of hugs in the dugout. A single to right and a bloop double to left kept Romo from recording an out before Kapler sent Pence to the mound. Sergio Romo entered to "El Mechon" and a raucous standing ovation in the top of the seventh inning.

"You look at his career, and he's the best reliever I've had." Dave Righetti is one of several former Giants who saw Romo's greatness.

“He never allowed the naysayers to get in the way of his belief and his path. It goes to show that if you believe in yourself and have a mindset of focusing on what you have, and not what you don’t have, you can go a long way.” The only thing they had in common was that they could get a baseball from the mound to the plate. It’s not fair for me to say that he made a career out of one pitch because he was too smart to know that wasn’t the only pitch he could have. It was the start of a hell of a career.” But he was also smart enough to know that was his bread-and-butter pitch and how he was going to stay in the big leagues. He kept that chip on his shoulder and dared people to try to knock it off. He had that breaking ball from different angles and he had the guts. In those days I looked in the dugout a lot when I was on the mound. And he said it with such conviction, it hit me in the depths of my soul. And I would go from, ‘Don’t make a mistake,’ to looking in the dugout, and thinking, ‘There is no way I make a mistake at this point.’ There was no thinking about a mistake. Asked for a memory about his time with Romo, Pence’s mind flashed to a conversation that they had in the lead-up to the 2012 postseason.

After nine seasons in San Francisco and 15 overall, Sergio Romo heads into retirement as a 2013 All-Star and three-time World Series champion.

A fan favorite for nine seasons in San Francisco for his demonstrative style on the mound, Romo was named to the NL All-Star team in 2013 when he took over as closer and racked up a career-high 38 saves. A 28th-round draft pick of the Giants in 2005, Romo reached the majors three years later and, with his trademark slider, became a bullpen staple as the team won World Series titles in 2010, 2012 and 2014. Veteran reliever Sergio Romo walked off a major league field for the final time as a player Monday night in San Francisco to a standing ovation from the fans at Oracle Park and a round of hugs from his teammates.

Sergio Romo made one last appearance for the Giants on Monday, and while his performance didn't go as planned, the sendoff was perfect.

A single to right and a bloop double to left kept Romo from recording an out before Kapler sent Pence to the mound. In all, Romo threw 11 pitches before walking off to a long line of hugs in the dugout. Sergio Romo entered to "El Mechon" and a raucous standing ovation in the top of the seventh inning. He was greeted with a reminder that this isn't always a game that embraces the kind of personality Romo showed throughout 15 seasons in the big leagues. It was an emotional day behind the scenes, but the Giants and Romo got what they wanted. Many in the crowd grumbled because they didn't realize it was Pence, but Romo caught on quickly, laughing as he saw his former teammate and friend coming out to take the ball.

Sergio Romo gave it everything he had in the final appearance of his MLB career Monday night. He left it all out on the field. Now, it's time to spend time.

His game-worn jersey had been authenticated but was still on his back, and he wasn't sure how long it would take to gather the strength to peel it off. He got in touch with former Giants general manager Bobby Evans, who helped get the ball rolling and attended Monday's game as a fan to watch Romo pitch one last time. "He signaled to the bullpen and I was like, 'This dude is taking me out!' " Romo said, laughing. Now, it's back home, and Romo said he's looking forward to spending time with his kids and being a full-time dad. Manager Gabe Kapler and pitching coach Andrew Bailey both told Romo they would like him around this season, and since he lives in San Francisco, he plans to take them up on the offer. The box score will forever say Romo pitched one last time for the Giants after 15 MLB seasons, although it won't match the rest of his career. PT, and he did so with the Giants fan base right there with him. When he finally retreated back to the clubhouse after BP, he had been chatting with anybody and everybody for more than two hours. When the rest of his teammates started to file out for batting practice four hours before the game, Romo stood in a hallway catching up with an endless stream of well-wishers. Romo finally took the mound at Oracle Park at 8:36 p.m. Unofficially, he was the most popular man in the room as the organization celebrated the Junior Giants program. SAN FRANCISCO -- Sergio Romo knew he wouldn't be able to keep the emotions bottled up as he said goodbye.

Sergio Romo will make one final appearance Monday night at Oracle Park, and he knows it's going to be an emotional goodbye to a game and organization he ...

"He's seen the game from a lot of different angles: Championships, the last out, being on the outside looking in on a roster, trying to prove to people that you can compete at the major league level with stuff that is not high-octane stuff," Kapler said. "I just don't want all of it to come out." It's just that much sweeter because it is something that I didn't expect and I didn't see happening." "I was blown away that they drafted me in '05, I was blown away that they kept giving me opportunity after opportunity in the minors. Romo lives in the city and will be involved with the Giants in some form, but those details are to be ironed out. As he prepares to figure out life after baseball, Romo said he's fine with knowing this is it for him as a player. The thin mustache has turned into a bushy beard, and all around him, there are reminders of how long he has been doing this, especially at home. Romo first landed in Los Angeles of all places, but he remained so beloved in San Francisco that he got a standing ovation when he first returned wearing Dodger blue. Romo's patch of grass was directly in front of the batting cages, and a steady stream of Texas Rangers stopped by on their way to warm up, greeting Romo with hugs and congratulatory pats on the chest. As good as the slider was, it was his heart that carried him through 851 appearances in the big leagues, including one that clinched a championship. The day will be emotionally exhausting, and not just for Romo. And I think it's important to him."

Romo signed for fans behind the dugout, and when he headed out to the bullpen in the fourth inning, he spent much of the next hour signing for fans who were ...

Romo had his jersey authenticated after he came out of the game and said he would cherish both items. As he sat in the dugout after the game and digested it all, Romo thanked teammates and fans for their support throughout his 15-year career. "I know I was only there for roughly a week, but I was trading autographs with kids," Romo explained.