A few weeks ago, on his way to the ballpark, Sergio Romo pulled into a tattoo parlor. He had not planned to get a tattoo right then, but Romo likes spontaneity. He has spent about 50 hours of his life getting tattoos, he guessed, and this time he had the words “live free” inked on the right side of his neck.
“It’s kind of how I’ve done everything,” said Romo, the veteran pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays. “Not necessarily carefree, because I definitely care. I’m not reckless. But I’ve had to let go of certain things in my life, and I wouldn’t have been able to get out of certain spots without living free.