Following 2025 Success, Mikey Romero turns page to ‘crucial’ next year

It was a tough couple first years of pro ball for Red Sox 2022 1st round pick Mikey Romero.

After being selected by Boston that July, Romero would only suit up in 53 games over the 2022 and 2023 seasons due to lingering back issues. The same injury also caused him to miss the beginning of the 2024 season before a much-anticipated return that May.

“The 2024 season was interesting for me,” Romero told SoxProspects.com. “I came back in the first week of May and was on a program where I was building back up in games.