The Associated Press: Julio Franco retires from baseball

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Julio Franco - No Longer Ageless, Now Merely Aged
Published 5/3/2008 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
From the AP : 49-year-old Julio Franco 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 the oldest player to hit a home run in the majors. “It was the hardest decision in my life,” Franco said in an interview published Saturday by Mexican sports daily Record. “I always said I would be the first one to know the exact moment. I think the numbers speak for themselves, the production speaks and this is ...

Julio Franco Retires
Published 5/5/2008 by joe at Mets Today
... Julio Franco has finally “hung ‘em up”, announcing yesterday that he has retired from professional baseball. ...

A perspective: Julio Franco
Published 5/8/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Chip's Moody Blues) at Uwe Blog
Former Ranger great Julio Franco officially announced his retirement the other day. Franco is not a Hall of Famer. His only claims to fame are his longevity (allegedly, he's 49 ... I think we all know he's probably 52 or so), a batting title ...