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
hit last
That won't be the last one I hit. I want to hit one in my 50s.
hit home hope last run
That won't be the last home run I hit, and I hope I hit one when I'm 50.
accept hand happy hit home ourselves owe run wave
We owe ourselves to the fans. Go out there and be embraced. Wave your hand and accept it, because you hit a home run and they're happy for us.
game gave gift gives god great hit home last run until
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.
anytime hit hurt mph
Anytime you get hit by a 95 mph fastball, it's going to hurt for 12 hours.
hit home oldest rest run
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.
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.
believe guys worry
I've told you guys I don't believe in age; I don't worry about age.
mets puerto supposed
That was awesome. They cheered more for Puerto Rico than they did the Mets. I thought this was supposed to be a Mets town?
feels good
It feels good to know I am wanted.
bring good job
I think I did a good job for them. I think they should bring me back.
baseball people willing written
You have to do things other people aren't willing to do. There are a lot of things written in baseball that are sometimes wrong.
lose
You'll see, he's going to lose that (record).