Mandy Romero

Armando "Mandy" Romero is an American former Major League Baseball catcher.
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 19th round of the MLB amateur draft, Romero would make his Major League Baseball debut with the San [Diego Padres] on July 15,, and appear in his final game in.
Romero was a replacement player in spring training in 1995 during the 1994–95 [Major League Baseball strike|baseball strike]. Replacement players took over when the Major League [Baseball Players Association] went on strike. The strike was resolved at the end of spring training. Romero would return to Major League Baseball with the San Diego Padres in 1997. However, he was not permitted to join the MLBPA.
Pedro Martínez, Red Sox teammate of Romero, was quoted, "Mandy is a guy that likes to take life by the horns. He lives, he laughs, and most of all, he loves."