Julio Franco Trades and Transactions

The Julio Franco trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Julio Franco has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

"He's done that before against pitchers who can throw 100. The guy (Kyle Farnsworth) threw him about six fastballs in a row, and then he threw him a curve and Julio was right on it. He's just a baseball player. He's determined and he loves the game." - Atlanta Braves Manager Bobby Cox on MLB.com (April 10, 2004)

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Julio Franco

Julio Franco Autograph on a 1996 Leaf (Bronze)

Julio Franco Autograph on a 1996 Leaf (Bronze)
 

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Birth Name:   Julio Cesar Robles (Franco)
Nickname:   Methuselah
Born On:   08-23-1958  (Virgo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Hato Mayor, Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Divine Providence Escuela (San Pedro de Marcoris, DR)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   04-23-1982 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-17-2007
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Julio Franco

Trades & Transactions

06-23-1978: Signed as an amateur free agent by Philadelphia Phillies.
12-09-1982: Traded by Philadelphia Phillies (with Manny Trillo, George Vukovich, Jay Baller and Jerry Willard) to Cleveland Indians for Von Hayes.
12-06-1988: Traded by Cleveland Indians to Texas Rangers for Pete O'Brien, Oddibe McDowell and Jerry Browne.
10-27-1993: Granted free agency.
12-15-1993: Signed by Chicago White Sox.
10-21-1994: Granted free agency.
12-07-1995: Signed by Cleveland Indians.
08-13-1997: Released by Cleveland Indians.
08-13-1997: Signed by Milwaukee Brewers.
10-28-1997: Granted free agency.
02-19-1999: Signed by Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
10-13-1999: Granted free agency.
08-31-2001: Sold by Mexico City Tigers (Mexican) to Atlanta Braves.
11-05-2001: Granted free agency.
12-17-2001: Signed by Atlanta Braves.
10-28-2002: Granted free agency.
01-08-2003: Signed by Atlanta Braves.
10-27-2003: Granted free agency.
01-12-2004: Signed by Atlanta Braves.
10-24-2004: Granted free agency.
12-09-2004: Signed by Atlanta Braves.
10-27-2005: Granted free agency.
12-12-2005: Signed by New York Mets.


Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

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Baseball trades & transactions, like the Julio Franco trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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