At 49, Julio Franco finally retires from baseball
Published 5/4/2008 at Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com
Julio Franco finally called it quits.
The 49-year-old announced his retirement from baseball after a 23-year career in the major leagues and stints in his native Dominican...
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Franco officially ends 23-year career
Sports Frog found this 5/4/2008 on mlb.mlb.com
Julio Franco, 49, officially retired from baseball after 23 years in the Majors. Franco played for eight teams in his career, and was the oldest player to hit a home run in the Majors.23-year vet Franco retires following stint in Mexico
The Musings and Prophecies of Metstradamus found this 5/4/2008 on sports.espn.go.com
Julio Franco, the oldest player to hit a home run in the majors, announced his retirement from baseball after a 23-year career in the major leagues and stints in his native Dominican Republic, Korea, Japan and Mexico.Julio Franco retires from baseball - Yahoo! News
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com found this 5/3/2008 on news.yahoo.com
MEXICO CITY - Julio Franco finally called it quits. The 49-year-old announced his retirement from baseball after a 23-year career in the major leagues and stints in his native Dominican Republic , South Korea, Japan and Mexico . In 2007, he became ...Julio Franco Calls It a Career
Clo posted 5/4/2008 from blog.baseballdigestdaily.com
Julio Franco, who announced his retirement this week, played 23 years in the majors and posted this batting line: .298/.365/.417.The Associated Press: Julio Franco retires from baseball
Can't Stop The Bleeding found this 5/3/2008 on ap.google.com
1 day ago MEXICO CITY (AP) Julio Franco finally called it quits. The 49-year-old announced his retirement from baseball after a 23-year career in the major leagues and stints in his native Dominican Republic, South Korea, Japan and Mexico. In 2007, ...
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Julio Franco retires from baseball
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Julio Franco finally called it quits.The 49-year-old announced his retiremen...
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Julio Franco finally called it quits.The 49-year-old announced his retiremen...
Julio Franco retires from baseball
Julio Franco, the oldest player ever to hit a major league home run, finally called it quits.
Julio Franco, the oldest player ever to hit a major league home run, finally called it quits.
Franco, 49, Retires From Mexican League, Professional Baseball
Julio Franco, thee oldest player to hit a home run in the majors, announces his retirement from baseball after a 23-year career.
Julio Franco, thee oldest player to hit a home run in the majors, announces his retirement from baseball after a 23-year career.
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MLB: Former Met Franco retires Julio Franco finally called it quits. The oldest player to hit a home run in the majors announced his retirement from baseball after a 23-year career in the major leagues and stints in Korea, Japan, Mexico and his...
MLB: Former Met Franco retires Julio Franco finally called it quits. The oldest player to hit a home run in the majors announced his retirement from baseball after a 23-year career in the major leagues and stints in Korea, Japan, Mexico and his...
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The first time Mariners coach Lee Elia crossed paths with a young infielder named Julio Franco was during Spring Training in the late 1970s. Elia, now the special assistant to manager John McLaren, was managing in the Phillies organization, and Franco ...
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