Franco officially ends 23-year career
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| Sports Frog found this 5/4/2008 on mlb.mlb.com [flag] |
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.
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Julio Franco has finally retired
Published 5/4/2008 by edwzipper at Sports Frog
... The last man to play before helmets were manditory,sixty-four year old Julio Franco, a contemporary of Abner Doubleday, has finally hung up his spikes. ...
The Ageless One Hangs ‘em Up
Published 5/5/2008 by slanch at The Slanch Report
It’s a sad day around the world of baseball as the ageless wonder, Julio Franco has announced his retirement after 23 seasons in the majors and almost 30 years in professional baseball around the world. Franco, who holds the record as the oldest player to hit a home run in the big leagues, retires ostensibly at the age of 49, he announced in a statement from Mexico where he was ...
