For other people named Julio Franco, see Julio Franco (disambiguation).
Dominican baseball player
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Franco and the second or maternal family name is Robles.
Baseball player
Julio Franco
Franco with the New York Mets in 2007
Infielder / Designated hitter
Born: (1958-08-23) August 23, 1958 (age 65) Hato Mayor del Rey, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: April 23, 1982, for the Philadelphia Phillies
NPB: April 1, 1995, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
Last appearance
NPB: October 11, 1998, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
MLB: September 17, 2007, for the Atlanta Braves
MLB statistics
Batting average
.298
Hits
2,586
Home runs
173
Runs batted in
1,194
NPB statistics
Batting average
.298
Home runs
28
Runs batted in
135
KBO statistics
Batting average
.327
Home runs
22
Runs batted in
110
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (1982)
Cleveland Indians (1983–1988)
Texas Rangers (1989–1993)
Chicago White Sox (1994)
Chiba Lotte Marines (1995)
Cleveland Indians (1996–1997)
Milwaukee Brewers (1997)
Chiba Lotte Marines (1998)
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1999)
Samsung Lions (2000)
Atlanta Braves (2001–2005)
New York Mets (2006–2007)
Atlanta Braves (2007)
Career highlights and awards
3× All-Star (1989–1991)
5× Silver Slugger Award (1988–1991, 1994)
AL batting champion (1991)
Julio César Franco Robles (born August 23, 1958)[1][note 1] is a Dominican former professional baseball player and coach, who is a hitting coach for the farm team of the Lotte Giants of the KBO League. 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.
While Franco was an All-Star and posted above-average hitting statistics throughout his career, he is best known for being the oldest regular position player in MLB history. Franco was the all-time hits leader among Dominican-born players until surpassed in 2011 by Vladimir Guerrero. He made his MLB debut as a shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies. During his long career, Franco saw significant time as a shortstop, second baseman, first baseman, and designated hitter. At the time of his final game, he was the last MLB player born in the 1950s.
^"Julio Franco Career Stats - MLB". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
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