THT Live:Julio Franco retires

Julio Franco: Sadly, Julio Franco Cannot Play Forever

McLovin posted 5/2/2008 from deadspin.com

One wouldn't think that this would be classified as "news," necessarily, but we still find it noteworthy, and kind of sad: Julio Franco has officially announced his retirement. Well, we think so, anyway; the story has only been reported by the official site of the Mexican League, where Franco had been peddling his wares. And it's all in Spanish. We tried translating it through Babelfish, ...

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.

Franco, 49, oldest to hit HR in majors, retires - MLB - SI.com

Wax Heaven found this 5/3/2008 on sportsillustrated.cnn.com

Julio Franco last played in the majors in 2007, when he played in 55 games with the Mets and the Braves.

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 ...

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, ...