Grief in the Saraperos de Saltillo: Tony Romero’s ‘boy bat’ dies, emblematic with the Green Ship

Mexican baseball lost on May 10 to one of its most lovable figures outside the diamond. Jesús Antonio Romero Valenzuela, better known as Tony Romero , died after more than three decades of career as bat boy in teams like Saraperos de Saltillo and Tomatoros de Culiacán, where he earned the love of players, technical corps and amateurs. Originally from Huatabampo, Sonora, Tony began his tour in professional baseball in 1990 with the Piros de Tijua…

The Sarapera family goes through a moment of deep sadness after the death of Jesús Antonio Romero Valenzuela, better known as “Tony Romero”, emblematic bat boy of the Saraperos de Saltillo, who became an authentic legend of the club after more than two decades of dedication and passion for the green flannel.Originario de Huatabampo, Sonora, Tony arrived at the team in 1999, in the era of the businessman Juan Manuel Ley, who brought him from the …