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Friday, May 16, 2014
Note to Fort Worth: don’t trade this guy with four other players for some phenom. He’ll still be playing long after your current roster has retired.
Former major leaguer Julio Franco will join the Fort Worth Cats Baseball Club as player/coach for the first home stand of the 2014 season, which begins on Tuesday, May 20. Based upon Franco’s addition, the United League has extended the Cats initial homestand through Wednesday, May 28. Franco’s addition to the team will allow him to join a rare fraternity of players to play five decades of professional baseball
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1. What did Billy Ripken have against ElRoy Face? Posted: May 16, 2014 at 03:35 PM (#4708347)...2024.
It's only right that the first pitcher Franco would face would be Jesse Orosco.
To be fair, Getz was talking about starting a family. Franco has to be a great grandfather by now right?
During the papacy of Paul VI.
Ha, I came here to make an obvious joke about Franco playing against his grandchildren, but the truth is already in the article!
I don't think I believe this. Also, I can't imagine how this was verified.
Franco should come full circle and be with the Phillies. Heck, he's 6 1/2 years older than Ruben Amaro, Jr.
They asked his grandson.
For those too lazy to do the research, he's 55. Born on August 23, 1958.
Hoyt Wilhelm, Tommy John, Jim Kaat and Phil Niekro are other likely suspects to have been grandparents before retirement, but they weren't real HR threats....
No. Trey Griffey was born in January of 1994; his grandfather's last season was 1991.
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