Julio Franco
Julio Franco
Julio César Franco Robles is a former professional baseball player and coach who is a player-manager for the semi-professional Ishikawa Million Stars of the Baseball Challenge League of Japan as of 2015. He spent most of his playing career in Major League Baseball, entering the major leagues in 1982 and last appearing in 2007, when he was the oldest active MLB player. During that stretch, he also spent two seasons playing professional baseball in Japan and one season playing in...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth23 August 1958
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It won't be the last home run I hit. I want to hit one when I'm 50. God gave me the great gift to play the game of baseball, and I want to play until I'm 50. If he gives me two more years, don't you think he's going to give me another one?
good hitting season
We are getting good hitting and pitching, but we have a long season ahead.
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Our strength will be our attitude to perform well every time and get better every day on the golf course. We have new players on the team. We are a young team, but I see potential in the future if the kids keep interested in golf.
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This is special, but we want to go all the way. We've got to continue winning.
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Our fans just want to be a part of it. I told him to just go out there and wave, embrace it. You don't want to be at odds with the fans. I guess they have booed him a couple of times, but that's how fans are.
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Physically, he's going to be OK. Mentally, we will help him overcome anything.
hey style
Hey all of those old hairdos are back in style now,
anytime hit hurt mph
Anytime you get hit by a 95 mph fastball, it's going to hurt for 12 hours.
difference great overcome
That's a really great question. For me, it doesn't make a difference what they do in the stands. You can overcome anything as long as you concentrate.
planning worried
I'm not worried about records. I'm planning to play for a long time.
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If you hit one when you're 50, you're still the oldest one to do it, ... It's not like I'm not going to hit another home run for the rest of my career.
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I don't need to wait for someone to tell me it's a holiday or a day to eat turkey. I eat turkey almost every day. I don't need to wait to buy something for someone.
help hitting maybe pinch
I know that Carlos is going to play a lot. Maybe I'll play one day a week, do some pinch hitting and help out in the clubhouse.
expect grow last
You can't expect him to do the same thing as last year. He's going to grow as a player.