Positions: Shortstop and Third Baseman
Bats: Both • Throws: Right
5-10, 189lb (178cm, 85kg)
Team: Tampa Bay Rays (majors, 10-day IL)
Born: March 1, 2001 in Bani, Dominican Republic do
Debut:
June 22, 2021
(Age 20-113d,
22,423rd in major league history)
vs. BOS 4 AB, 2 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2021 season
2022 Contract Status: Signed thru 2032, 11 yrs/$182M (22-32) & 33 team option
Service Time (01/2022): 0.104 • Free Agent: 2033
Full Name: Wander Samuel Franco
Nicknames: Patrón
Pronunciation: \WAHN-der FRAHN-co\
Instagram: @w_franco_4
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Relatives: Nephew of Erick Aybar, Willy Aybar
2022
Career
1.5
5.0
178
459
48
129
4
11
.270
.281
27
80
19
58
4
6
.305
.331
.421
.447
.727
.778
113
122
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | TBR | AL | 70 | 308 | 281 | 53 | 81 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 37 | .288 | .347 | .463 | .810 | 128 | 130 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6/54 | RoY-3 |
| 2022 | 21 | TBR | AL | 45 | 190 | 178 | 27 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 20 | .270 | .305 | .421 | .727 | 113 | 75 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6/DH | |
| 2 Yrs | 115 | 498 | 459 | 80 | 129 | 29 | 7 | 11 | 58 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 57 | .281 | .331 | .447 | .778 | 122 | 205 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 702 | 647 | 113 | 182 | 41 | 10 | 15 | 82 | 8 | 1 | 48 | 80 | .281 | .331 | .447 | .778 | 122 | 289 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||||
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