Drew Romo joined the White Sox this season with 54 major-league at-bats and zero home runs.In 27 at-bats with the Sox entering Wednesady, he has four home runs.And he’s as surprised as you are.“It’s probably the last thing I expected,” Romo told the Sun-Times.Yet, here he is, fourth on the team in homers entering the game Wednesday against the Royals, behind Munetaka Murakami (15), Colson Montgomery (10) and Miguel Vargas (nine). His solo shot in the fifth inning Tuesday put the Sox on the board and sparked a five-run rally.Asked when he realized Romo had a power stroke, manager Will Venable replied, “When he started hitting homers.”Touche.The Sox claimed the switch-hitting catcher off waivers from the Mets on Jan. 8. In December 2025, Romo was waived by both the Orioles and Rockies, who drafted him in the first round (35th pick) in 2020.“We saw Drew in spring training. That was the first time that I’d seen him,” Venable said. “Very professional in how he goes about his business. Obviously, he was able to put together really good at-bats from both sides of the plate in spring training.”He never homered, though.“But I always thought he was a strong, physical kid that gave himself a chance with good swing decisions,” Venable continued. “So it’s nice to see on the big-league level that he’s able to tap into that power.”Romo slashed .300/.417./.500 in 20 spring-training at-bats but didn’t make the Opening Day roster. The Sox sent him to Triple-A and went with Edgar…
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