The listing, Maikel Franco 2014 Bowman mini refractor has ended.
Here's an action for a baseball card of the Philadelphia Phillies prospect Maikel Franco.
Card is in great shape. See photos. (Any apparent scuffs are on the penny sleeve, not the card.)
I'll throw in some bonus Phillies cards! Check out my other auctions for more Phillies listings.
Free US shipping! I always send quickly, usually within 24 hours of receiving winner's Listia-verified address. Thanks for looking and good luck!
More infor about this player:
Maikel Franco (born August 26, 1992) is a Dominican professional baseball third baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball.
Franco signed with the Philadelphia Phillies as an international free agent in 2010.[1] He made his professional debut for the Gulf Coast Phillies that year. He played in 52 games and hit .222/.292/.330 with two home runs. In 2011 he played for the Williamsport Crosscutters and Lakewood Blue Claws. He played in 71 games, hitting .247/.318/.360 with three home runs. He returned to Lakewood in 2012 and spent the entire season there. He hit .280/.336/.439 with 14 home runs in 132 games.
Franco started the 2013 season with the High-A Clearwater Threshers. He was promoted to the Double-A Reading Fightin Phils in June.[2] He finished the season hitting .320/.356/.569 with 31 home runs. After the season he won the Paul Owens Award as the Phillies Minor League Player of the Year.[3] Prior to the 2014 season, Franco was ranked by MLB.com and Baseball America as one of the top 100 prospects in baseball.[4] The Phillies invited him to spring training where he competed with Cody Asche for the starting third base job.[5] He was sent to the minors on March 23, after Asche won the job.[6] Franco started the season with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, hitting .257/.299/.428 with 16 home runs.
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. He played in 16 games on the year.