Julio Franco Memorabilia & Collectibles

About Julio Franco Memorabilia & Collectibles

 Julio César Robles Franco was born in August 23, 1958. He played before as an infielder for the Major League Baseball. Incredibly in 2007, at the prime age of 49 years old, Franco was the oldest player to still play actively for the major leagues. Franco is best known by fans of baseball for being the oldest regular position player in the history of Major League. Players from the Dominican Republic applaud him for his all-time hits. On April 23, 1982, he had his first appearance for the team Philadelphia Phillies and played as a shortstop. Other positions he has during his career were first baseman, second baseman, as well as a designated hitter.

 

In 1982, Franco's name was included in the contentious five-for-one trade between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Cleveland Indians. Throughout his career, it was on October 29, 2007 that he decided to be a free agent, played as a baseman for the team Tigres de Quintana Roo (Cancun) in the Mexican League by the 2008 season but on the same year on May 2, 2008, he made known to the public about his official retirement from baseball to this Mexican team. Sources say that Franco declared that he is the new manager of the Mets rookie level team in the Gulf Coast League. This well-loved player has lots of collectible items on sale at sportsmemorabilia.com. Autographed jerseys and signed photos of this athlete are just a click away in this site. Franco was the last MLB player qualified to wear a batting helmet with no ear flaps.

 

About Julio Franco:

Julio Franco (full name: Julio Cesar Franco; no nicknames) played shortstop, second baseman and first baseman from 1982 until 2007 for the Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Atlanta Braves and New York Mets. He played for the Phillies in 1982, Indians from 1983 - 1997, Rangers from 1989 - 1993, White Sox in 1994, Brewers in 1997, Devil Rays in 1999, Braves from 2001 - 2007 and Mets from 2006 - 2007. Over 23 seasons, he played 2527 games, hit 173 home runs, drove in 1285 runs, and stole 281 bases. Born on August 23, 1958 in Hato Mayor, Hato Mayor, D.R., Franco stands 6' 0" and weighs 160 lb. He attended Divine Providence (San Pedro de Marcoris, DO) high school. His debut was on April 23, 1982 and he played his final game on September 17, 2007. Over his career, Franco made $25,507,709. Common misspellings of his name include Julio Cesar Julio Franco.