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Name	Julio Franco
First Name	Julio
Last Name	Franco
Occupation	Baseball Player
Birthday	August 23
Birth Year	1958
Place of Birth	Hato Mayor del Rey
Home Town	Hato Mayor Province
Birth Country	Dominican Republic
Birth Sign	Leo
Full/Birth Name
Father	Not Available
Mother	Not Available
Siblings	Not Available
Spouse	Rosa Ivis Trueba
Children(s)	Joshua Cesar Franco

Julio Franco Biography

Julio Franco is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on August 23, 1958 in Hato Mayor del Rey, Hato Mayor Province, Dominican Republic. He was just 500 hit short of the club with 3,000 hits which includes the legendary He finished about 500 hits shy of the 3,000 hit club that includes the great Pete Rose..

Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies organization on April 23, 1978, as an amateur free agent, Franco reported to the Rookie-level Butte Copper Kings. In each of five minor league seasons, he hit for a batting average of at least .300. Franco was promoted through the Philadelphia minor league system each year, reaching the Class AAA Oklahoma City 89ers in 1982 and batting .300 and hitting 21 home runs in 120 games.

Franco debuted in the major leagues in 1982, playing 16 games for the Phillies. That December, Franco was part of a five-for-one trade between the Phillies and the Cleveland Indians. The Phillies received highly regarded prospect Von Hayes in exchange for Manny Trillo, George Vukovich, Jay Baller, Jerry Willard, and Franco.

He had a child when his marriage to Rosa Javier in 1991.

He racked up 2,586 hits in the course of his MLB career.

Julio César Franco Robles (born August 23, 1958), is a Dominican former professional baseball player and coach, who is a hitting coach for the farm team of the Lotte Giants of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). He spent most of his playing career in Major League Baseball (MLB), entering the major leagues in 1982 and last appearing in 2007, at which time he was the oldest active big league player. During that stretch, Franco also spent two seasons playing in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and one season playing in the KBO.

Julio Franco Net Worth

Julio is one of the richest Baseball Player from Dominican Republic. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Julio Franco's net worth $16 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

He started out as a shortstop. However, he ended up playing in the infield.

Net Worth	$16 Million
Salary	Under Review
Source of Income	Baseball Player
Cars	Not Available
House	Living in own house.

In December 1988, during baseball’s Winter Meetings, Franco was traded from Cleveland to the Texas Rangers, who were in need of an everyday second baseman. The Rangers gave up first baseman Pete O’Brien, and two prospects, Oddibe McDowell and Jerry Browne. The Rangers had acquired first baseman Rafael Palmeiro the day before, and The New York Times said that the Rangers’ lineup might allow Franco to bat fifth, a batting order slot that could increase his number of runs batted in (RBI).

With Texas, Franco was named to all three of his All-Star teams: in 1989, 1990 and 1991, and he won the Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP Award in 1990. In the 1990 All-Star game, Franco came to bat in the 7th inning against Rob Dibble of the Cincinnati Reds. Franco drove a 101 mph fastball to the right-center field fence for a double, scoring the only runs of the game.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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In June 1986, Franco received a two-game suspension from the Indians after he arrived at the ballpark but then left before the game started. Indians manager Pat Corrales said that Franco left due to a personal problem, but he said that Franco had left without permission and that he had already been given a warning after missing a game in 1985.

Who is Julio Franco Dating?

According to our records, Julio Franco married to Rosa Ivis Trueba . As of January 13, 2024, Julio Franco’s is not dating anyone.

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In 1991, Franco had his only 200-hit season and won the American League batting title. His .341 average was nine points higher than that of future Baseball Hall of Fame member Wade Boggs. A 1992 knee injury limited him to 33 games that season and fundamentally ended Franco’s time as a middle infielder, playing only 35 more games at 2B the remainder of his career. Franco later said that the injury helped him to realize the importance of taking care of his physical condition. He spent 1993 as a designated hitter before opting to become a free agent and signing with the Chicago White Sox.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Julio Franco height 6 ft 0 in Julio weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Height	6 ft 0 in
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Body Measurements	Under Review
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Franco hit over .300 in every season from 1986 to 1989. He also averaged over 20 stolen bases per season from 1983 through 1991. When he switched from shortstop to second base in 1988, he won four straight Silver Slugger Awards. Franco batted with a long whip-like swing with the heaviest bat allowed. Because of his batting style, Franco twice led the American League in grounding into double plays and was in the top-ten in that category seven times in the 1980s. He is seventh on the all-time list in ground-ball double plays and has just over 300.

In 1994, as a member of the Chicago White Sox, Franco had already hit 20 home runs for the only time in his career and was on pace to reach 100 runs batted in for the only time in his career when the remainder of the season was canceled by the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike. On December 28, 1994, Franco signed to play in Japan with the Chiba Lotte Marines in the Pacific League. Chiba Lotte had the best season in its history in 1995, and Franco won the Japanese equivalent of the Gold Glove Award as a first baseman.

Top Facts about Julio Franco

Julio Franco is a former Dominican baseball player.
He played in the MLB for 23 seasons.
Franco was a three-time All-Star selection.
He won the American League batting title in 1991.
Franco played for eight different MLB teams.
He also played professionally in Japan, Mexico, and Korea.
Franco retired from professional baseball at age 49.
He holds the record for oldest player to hit a home run (48 years old).
Franco was known for his unique batting stance and longevity.
He was inducted into the Latino Baseball Hall of Fame in 2011.

Facts & Trivia

Julio Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Dominican Republic. Julio Franco celebrates birthday on August 23 of every year.

After the 1995 season in Japan, Franco signed with the Cleveland Indians, where he was a fan favorite. In 1996, he batted .322 with 76 RBIs even in an injury-shortened season, and played in his first postseason. Early in the 1997 season, Franco hit a hard line drive back to the pitcher’s mound which struck Detroit Tigers pitcher Willie Blair; the pitcher missed four weeks of the season with a broken jaw. In August 1997, the Indians released Franco. He quickly signed with the Milwaukee Brewers.

Who is the oldest MLB player to hit a homerun?

In 2019, Ichiro Suzuki came within a few months of matching his record, but no one else has come close. On April 20, 2006, he became (at age 47) the oldest player ever to hit a home run in the majors.

At what age did Julio Franco retire?

The shortstop turned third baseman turned first baseman turned DH played for eight teams over his 23-year career, retiring in 2007 at 48 years old. That longevity (and a pretty solid bat) earned him a special place in baseball history: On April 20, 2006, when he became the oldest player to homer in a Major League game.

Is Julio Franco still playing baseball?

He last played in the majors for the Atlanta Braves during the 2007 season when he was 48. Franco didn’t quit the game, however. He appeared in 2015 as a player-manager in Japan’s semi-professional Baseball Challenge League at the age of 56.

What happened to Julio Franco?

After spending five seasons in Texas, Franco went back to Cleveland and then bounced around from different teams. He also played with the Milwaukee Brewers, Atlanta Braves, and the New York Mets. Franco played well into his 30s and even going into his 40s as well. He still was having success too.

How heavy was Julio Franco's bat?

Julio Franco Franco, who used a 36-ounce bat for most of his career, had one of the most unorthodox batting stances in the history of the game. At 6’0”, 160 pounds, Franco used his over-sized bat to smack 2,586 hits during his 25-year career.

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