1992
Born August 26, 1992
Azua, Azua, D.R.
Maikel Franco Notable
b. August 26, 1992 · Philadelphia Phillies 2014–2019, Kansas City Royals 2020, Baltimore Orioles 2021, Washington Nationals 2022
Maikel Franco played for four clubs across nine seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2014 and closing with the Washington Nationals in 2022.
Across 923 games he batted .244, with 809 hits and 364 runs. He finished with 130 home runs, 163 doubles and 5 stolen bases.
He played 855 games at third base, with 1,427 assists and 87 errors. He turned 130 double plays.
He was born in Azua, Azua, D.R. on August 26, 1992. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Rookie of the Month | 1 | 2015 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | PHI | 16 | 56 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .179 |
| 2015 | PHI | 80 | 304 | 45 | 85 | 22 | 1 | 14 | 50 | 26 | 52 | 1 | .280 |
| 2016 | PHI | 152 | 581 | 67 | 148 | 23 | 1 | 25 | 88 | 40 | 106 | 1 | .255 |
| 2017 | PHI | 154 | 575 | 66 | 132 | 29 | 1 | 24 | 76 | 41 | 95 | 0 | .230 |
| 2018 | PHI | 131 | 433 | 48 | 117 | 17 | 1 | 22 | 68 | 29 | 62 | 1 | .270 |
| 2019 | PHI | 123 | 389 | 48 | 91 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 56 | 36 | 61 | 0 | .234 |
| 2020 | KCR | 60 | 223 | 23 | 62 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 38 | 16 | 38 | 1 | .278 |
| 2021 | BAL | 104 | 377 | 31 | 79 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 47 | 20 | 67 | 0 | .210 |
| 2022 | WSN | 103 | 371 | 31 | 85 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 39 | 12 | 75 | 1 | .229 |
| Career | — | 923 | 3309 | 364 | 809 | 163 | 4 | 130 | 467 | 221 | 569 | 5 | .244 |
On this day & linked events
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