Wander Franco 1 SS
Charlotte Stone Crabs
- Class A Advanced | Florida State League
- MLB Parent Club: Tampa Bay Rays
- Status: Active
- Full Name: Wander Samuel Franco
- Age: 18 (March 1, 2001)
- Birthplace: Bani, Dominican Republic
- Bats/Throws: S/R Ht: 5' 10" Wt: 189
- Relationship(s): son of Wander Franco, brother of Wander Franco, brother of Wander Franco, nephew of Willy Aybar, nephew of Erick Aybar
Wander Franco Career Stats
Wander Franco News
- Rays shine as Farm System of the Year
- Head of the Class: Class A Advanced
- Rays name Franco 2019 Player of Year
- Tommy Romero named FSL Pitcher of the Year
- Larnach, Romero grab top FSL awards
- Franco, Sampen, Betts Named to Midwest League Post-Season All-Star Team
- Thomas, Franco headline MWL All-Stars
- Late comeback falls short in 7-5 loss to Miracle
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July 9, 2019 | Charlotte Stone Crabs activated SS Wander Franco from the temporarily inactive list. |
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July 5, 2019 | Charlotte Stone Crabs placed SS Wander Franco on the temporarily inactive list. |
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June 25, 2019 | SS Wander Franco assigned to Charlotte Stone Crabs from Bowling Green Hot Rods. |
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April 1, 2019 | SS Wander Franco assigned to Bowling Green Hot Rods from Princeton Rays. |
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June 18, 2018 | SS Wander Franco assigned to Princeton Rays. |
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July 2, 2017 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent SS Wander Franco to a minor league contract. |
Wander Franco Awards and Honors
Wander Franco 1 SS
- Full Name: Wander Samuel Franco
- Born: March 1, 2001
- Age: 18
- Birthplace: Bani, Dominican Republic
- Bats: S
- Throws: R
- Height: 5' 10"
- Weight: 189
Signed with the Tampa Bay Rays as an international free agent out of the Dominican Republic for $3.85 million on July 2, 2017... switch-hitting shortstop had been ranked No. 1 on MLBPipeline.com's Top 30 International Prospects list when he signed with the Rays... from Bani, Dominican Republic... was scouted and signed by the Rays' director of international scouting Carlos Rodriguez and Dominican Republic scouting supervisor Danny Santana... Franco is the nephew of Major League infielder Erick Aybar and former Major League infielder Willy Aybar, who spent five years in the Majors; he also has two older brothers playing in the Minors: Wander Javier Franco, 22, a third baseman in the Royals organization and Wander Alexander Franco, 20, a corner infielder in the Astros system... was ranked by MLB.com as baseball's No. 2 overall prospect as of June 2019... was an Appalachian League post-seaosn All-Star in 2018... was named the Appy League's Player of the Year while with Princeton in 2018... named a Baseball American Rookie All-Star and Minor League All-Star in 2018... selected as a MiLB.com Rays All-Star in 2018.