Sydney Romero

Sydney Romero is a 5-foot-7 professional softball middle infielder from San Diego, California. She was acquired in the 3rd Round of the 2026 Expansion Draft following a collegiate career at Oklahoma.

Personal Life

Hobbies: Enjoys working out, listening to music, watching sunsets and trying new coffee shops. She has a goldendoodle named Saige.

Career: Named assistant coach at the University of Oregon in 2023 after spending the 2023 campaign at Duke. Won two NCAA championships as a graduate assistant at Oklahoma.

Background: Has dual citizenship in Mexico and the United States. Wears No. 2 in honor of Derek Jeter.

Family: Sister, Sierra, is also a professional softball player. Brother, Michael, was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 2022 MLB Draft. Sister, Sophia, plays softball at Boise State.

Professional Experience

Athletes Unlimited Softball League (2021–)

2026 AUSL Regular Season (Oklahoma City Spark): Romero finished as the fourth-leading hitter in the AUSL with a .376 average, tying for first in the league in hits (32), total bases (67), and plate appearances (93). She shared second place on the league's runs scored (21) and doubles (6) charts, and also ranked second in the circuit with 28 runs batted in. She placed third in the AUSL with nine home runs, logging seven of them during the season's final 13 games. Romero authored a .788 slugging percentage to rank fifth in the league and posted a .409 on-base percentage, good for ninth in the AUSL. She registered 12 multi-hit games, tying for first in the league, and posted five consecutive multi-hit efforts from June 13 to June 19. She closed out the season by hitting safely in 11 of her final 13 games. Romero tallied a season-high three hits against Carolina on July 1. On July 4, against Portland, she went 2-for-3 with a double and a home run while driving in a season-high five runs. She belted a three-run home run against Chicago on June 28, and earlier, on June 19, slugged a two-run home run in the second inning of a 6-1 victory at Portland. On June 29, against Carolina, Romero collected two hits, including a home run, with two runs scored and two runs batted in. On July 15, against Texas, she went 2-for-4 with a home run and three runs batted in.

2025 AUSL All-Star Cup: Collected 678 leaderboard points. Ranked fourth among all hitters with a .345 average, tallying 10 hits, 16 total bases, and a .958 OPS. Hit safely in 9-of-10 games.

2025 AUSL Regular Season (Talons): Logged a starting assignment in 19 games, helping the Talons win the first AUSL title. Posted a .308 batting average with 16 hits, six doubles, one home run, and seven RBIs.

2024 Championship Season: Authored a ninth-place finish with 1,436 leaderboard points. Posted a 10-5 game record and hit .217 with a league-high six doubles.

2023 Championship Season: Closed the season in sixth place with 1,600 points. Named Game MVP four times, hit three home runs, and drove in 11 runs (second in the league).

2022 Championship Season: Tallied 1,252 leaderboard points. Set an AU single-season record with eight doubles, batting .412 with a league-high 21 hits.

2022 AUX Season: Accumulated 1,260 points for a sixth-place finish. Batted .326 with two home runs and nine RBIs.

2021 Championship Season: Registered 932 leaderboard points during her rookie season.

Other Professional Experience (2019)

NPF: No. 3 overall selection in the 2019 NPF Draft by the USSSA Pride. Earned All-NPF honors after leading the Pride to the league championship.

International Experience

Team Mexico: Member of Team Mexico at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Hit .222 with four hits, including a home run.

College Experience: Oklahoma (2016–2019)

Career Statistics: Oklahoma’s all-time leader in at-bats (853), doubles (58), and sacrifice flies (13). Ranks second in school history with 320 hits and 121 extra-base hits.

Awards & Honors

All-America: Two-time First-Team NFCA All-America selection.

Conference Honors: Four-time NFCA All-Region and All-Big 12 Conference honoree. Honored as the 2019 Big 12 Conference Player of the Year.