Biography

BIOGRAPHY

 Maikel Franco was born August 26, 1992, in Azua, Dominican Republic. He is an infielder in the MLB.

Franco was called up to the majors for the first time on September 2, 2014, and made his major league debut that day against the Atlanta Braves. During his initial stint in the majors in 2014, Franco hit .179/.190/.214 with no home runs and 5 RBIs.

Franco began the 2015 season with the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs. He was called up to the Phillies to be their starting third baseman on May 15, after hitting .355 with four home runs and 24 RBIs with the IronPigs. He hit his first career major league home run on May 17 against Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Randall Delgado. On June 23, against the Yankees, he became the first player in Phillies history, since the RBI stat was invented in 1920, to have back-to-back 5-RBI games. On August 4, he hit a grand slam against the Los Angeles Dodgers. 

On December 27, 2019, Franco signed a one-year $2.95 million deal with the Kansas City Royals. Overall with the 2020 Kansas City Royals, Franco batted .278 with eight home runs and 38 RBIs in 60 games. On December 2, Franco was non-tendered by the Royals.

On March 16, 2021, Franco signed a one-year, $800,000 contract with the Baltimore Orioles.