John Nero was drafted by a Major League organization but does not have any statistics listed below. He played College Baseball for the Fullerton College Hornets. He was drafted and signed in the 1st round (25th overall) of the 1983 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft by the Kansas City Royals in the June Secondary Phase. He was also drafted in the 14th round of the 1983 Draft by the Minnesota Twins in the January Regular Phase but did not sign.