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I must be getting old…
Published 5/3/2008 by Mario A. at Wax Heaven
... …because Julio Franco, one of the players I watched growing up has officially retired. Of course, most of the M.L.B already knew this since Franco was stuck playing this season in a Mexican league. It’s kind of sad to see him finally go, though. Franco, who played in the bigs for 23 seasons is the oldest player to ever hit a home run and retires with a .298 career batting average while driving in more than 1,000 R.B.I in his career. ...

Julio Franco hangs up his cleats..
Published 5/4/2008 by TD at Rain Delay
... I was really hoping he’d play until he’s 50, but that’s not going to happen. Julio Franco who has been playing in the Mexican League for the Quintanta Roo Tigers, announced he was calling it a career. ...