John Franco   |   Major Leaguer   1984-2005

Full Name:  John Anthony Franco
Born:  September 17,1960  in  Brooklyn, New York
Height:  5-10  Weight:  185  Bats:  Left  Throws:  Left
High School:  Lafayette (Brooklyn,NY)
College:  St. John's University

Baseball Lists:  Oldest and Youngest Major Leaguers by Year

Debut:  April 24,1984

Drafted:  Selected by Los Angeles Dodgers in 5th Round (125th overall) of 1981 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  

Transactions:   [Jun 9,1981] - signed  [May 9,1983] - Traded by Dodgers with Brett Wise to Reds for Rafael Landestoy.  [Dec 6,1989] - Traded by Reds with Don Brown to Mets for Kip Gross and Randy Myers.  [Oct 18,1994] - Granted Free Agency.  [Apr 5,1995] - Signed as Free Agent by Mets.  [Oct 31,2000] - Granted Free Agency.  [Nov 25,2000] - Signed as Free Agent by Mets.  [Nov 28,2000] - re-signed by Mets  [Oct 22,2002] - On disabled list  [Oct 27,2003] - Granted Free Agency.  [Dec 18,2003] - Signed as Free Agent by Mets.  [Nov 1,2004] - Granted Free Agency.  [Jan 23,2005] - Signed by Astros (minor)  [Jul 6,2005] - Released by Astros  

Disabled List:  [Mar 20,2002] - 15 Day Disabled list - (tendonitis in his left elbow)   [Jul 31,2002] - Transferred to 60 day DL.   [Oct 22,2002] - Activated   [Oct 26,2002] - Activated   [Mar 28,2003] - 15 Day Disabled list - (recovering from left elbow surgery)   [May 30,2003] - Activated