Age, Biography and Wiki
Maikel Franco was born on 26 August, 1992 in Azua, Dominican Republic, is a Dominican baseball player (born 1992). Discover Maikel Franco's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 31 years old?
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31 years old |
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Virgo |
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26 August 1992 |
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26 August |
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Azua, Dominican Republic |
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Dominican
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Maikel Franco Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Maikel Franco Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Maikel Franco worth at the age of 31 years old? Maikel Franco’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. He is from Dominican. We have estimated Maikel Franco's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
On June 23, against the Yankees, he became the first player in Phillies history, since the RBI stat was invented in 1920, to have back-to-back 5-RBI games.
On August 4, he hit a grand slam against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
He was placed on the 15-day disabled list on August 18 with a small wrist fracture, but he returned to play the last three games of the year.
Maikel Antonio Franco (pronounced MY-kell FRONN-koe; born August 26, 1992), is a Dominican professional baseball third baseman for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
He has played in the MLB.
He signed with the Philadelphia Phillies as an international free agent in 2010.
He received a $100,000 signing bonus.
Franco made his professional debut for the Gulf Coast Phillies that year.
He played in 52 games and hit .222/.292/.330 with two home runs.
In 2011, he played for the Williamsport Crosscutters and Lakewood BlueClaws.
He played in 71 games, hitting .247/.318/.360 with three home runs.
He returned to Lakewood in 2012 and spent the entire season there.
He hit .280/.336/.439 with 14 home runs in 132 games.
Franco started the 2013 season with the High-A Clearwater Threshers.
He was promoted to the Double-A Reading Fightin Phils in June.
He finished the season hitting .320/.356/.569 with 31 home runs.
After the season, he won the Paul Owens Award as the Phillies Minor League Player of the Year.
He made his MLB debut with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2014 and played for them through 2019.
Prior to the 2014 season, Franco was ranked by MLB.com and Baseball America as one of the top 100 prospects in baseball.
The Phillies invited him to spring training where he competed with Cody Asche for the starting third base job.
He was sent to the minors on March 23, after Asche won the job.
Franco started the season with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, hitting .257/.299/.428 with 16 home runs.
Franco was called up to the majors for the first time on September 2, 2014, and made his major league debut that day against the Atlanta Braves.
During his initial stint in the majors in 2014, Franco hit .179/.190/.214 with no home runs and 5 RBIs.
Franco began the 2015 season with the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
He was called up to the Phillies to be their starting third baseman on May 15, after hitting .355 with four home runs and 24 RBIs with the IronPigs.
He hit his first career major league home run on May 17 against Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Randall Delgado.
In 2015, he batted .280/.343/.497.
In 2016, he batted .255/.306/.427 with a career-high 25 home runs.
In 2017 he batted .230/.281/.409 with 24 home runs.
In 2018 he batted .270/.314/.467 with 22 home runs and 68 RBIs.
He was the only player in major league baseball with 20 or more home runs and 62 or fewer strikeouts, and he had 20 or more home runs for the third straight season.
On defense, he had the lowest Defensive Runs Saved (DRS) rating of all NL third basemen, at -12.
In 2019 with Lehigh Valley he batted .175/.283/.425 with two home runs and six RBIs in 40 at bats.
On March 29, 2019, Franco hit a home run on Opening Day against the Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park.
He was optioned to Triple-A on August 4.
In 2019 with the Phillies he batted .234/.297/.409 with 17 home runs and 46 RBIs in 389 at bats, and received 19 intentional walks (2nd-most in the National League).
On December 2, 2019 Franco was non-tendered by the Phillies, making him a free agent.
He has also played for the Kansas City Royals in 2020, the Baltimore Orioles in 2021, and the Washington Nationals in 2022.
Franco was born in Azua, Dominican Republic.
