Wander Franco
Tampa Bay Rays
- SS
- B/T: S/R
- 5' 10"/189
- Age: 23
- Wander Samuel Franco
- Status: Administrative Leave
- Born: 3/01/2001 in Bani, Dominican Republic
- MLB Debut: 6/22/2021
- Relationship(s): nephew of Erick Aybar brother of Wander Franco brother of Wander Franco nephew of Willy Aybar
2023 Stats
| AB | AVG | HR | RBI | SB | OPS |
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| 442 | .281 | 17 | 58 | 30 | .819 |
MiLB Career Stats
| AB | AVG | HR | RBI | SB | OPS |
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| 858 | .334 | 27 | 148 | 27 | .939 |
MLB Career Stats
| AB | AVG | HR | RBI | SB | OPS |
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| 1037 | .282 | 30 | 130 | 40 | .794 |
| Year | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | OPS |
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| 2023 MLB Stats | 442 | 65 | 124 | 17 | 58 | 30 | .281 | .344 | .819 |
| MiLB Career Stats | 858 | 163 | 287 | 27 | 148 | 27 | .334 | .402 | .939 |
| MLB Career Stats | 1037 | 164 | 292 | 30 | 130 | 40 | .282 | .340 | .794 |
- Next TB Game: 4-20 @ NYY
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Rays' Franco plates two, extends hit streak to 14
Franco rips another triple for Durham
Franco triples in Bruján for Bulls
Latest Transactions
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March 28, 2024 | Tampa Bay Rays placed SS Wander Franco on administrative leave. |
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August 14, 2023 | Tampa Bay Rays placed SS Wander Franco on the restricted list. |
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July 10, 2023 | American League All-Stars activated SS Wander Franco. |
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February 9, 2023 | Dominican Republic activated SS Wander Franco. |
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September 9, 2022 | Tampa Bay Rays activated SS Wander Franco from the 10-day injured list. |
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September 4, 2022 | Tampa Bay Rays sent SS Wander Franco on a rehab assignment to Durham Bulls. |
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August 16, 2022 | Tampa Bay Rays sent SS Wander Franco on a rehab assignment to Durham Bulls. |
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August 16, 2022 | Tampa Bay Rays sent SS Wander Franco on a rehab assignment to Durham Bulls. |
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July 10, 2022 | Tampa Bay Rays placed SS Wander Franco on the 10-day injured list. Right wrist discomfort. |
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June 26, 2022 | Tampa Bay Rays activated SS Wander Franco. |
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June 22, 2022 | Tampa Bay Rays sent SS Wander Franco on a rehab assignment to Durham Bulls. |
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June 18, 2022 | Tampa Bay Rays sent SS Wander Franco on a rehab assignment to FCL Rays. |
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June 18, 2022 | Tampa Bay Rays sent SS Wander Franco on a rehab assignment to FCL Rays. |
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May 31, 2022 | Tampa Bay Rays placed SS Wander Franco on the 10-day injured list. Right quadriceps strain. |
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September 24, 2021 | Tampa Bay Rays activated SS Wander Franco. |
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September 23, 2021 | Tampa Bay Rays sent SS Wander Franco on a rehab assignment to Durham Bulls. |
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September 11, 2021 | Tampa Bay Rays placed SS Wander Franco on the 10-day injured list. Right hamstring tightness. |
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June 22, 2021 | Tampa Bay Rays selected the contract of SS Wander Franco from Durham Bulls. |
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April 30, 2021 | SS Wander Franco assigned to Durham Bulls from Rays Alternate Training Site. |
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February 12, 2021 | Bowling Green Hot Rods activated SS Wander Franco. |
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February 12, 2021 | Bowling Green Hot Rods activated SS Wander Franco. |
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February 1, 2021 | Tampa Bay Rays invited non-roster SS Wander Franco to spring training. |
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February 1, 2021 | SS Wander Franco assigned to Tampa Bay Rays . |
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November 15, 2020 | SS Wander Franco assigned to Leones del Escogido. |
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October 30, 2020 | SS Wander Franco assigned to Leones del Escogido. |
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October 30, 2020 | SS Wander Franco assigned to Leones del Escogido. |
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October 28, 2020 | Charlotte Stone Crabs activated SS Wander Franco. |
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July 18, 2020 | SS Wander Franco assigned to Rays Alternate Training Site from Charlotte Stone Crabs. |
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February 27, 2020 | Tampa Bay Rays invited non-roster SS Wander Franco to spring training. |
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October 12, 2019 | SS Wander Franco assigned to Gigantes del Cibao. |
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July 9, 2019 | Charlotte Stone Crabs activated SS Wander Franco from the temporarily inactive list. |
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July 6, 2019 | SS Wander Franco assigned to American League Futures. |
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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. |
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Awards
APP Player of the Week
| Week | ||
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| 07/15/2018 | Princeton Rays | APP |
| 08/12/2018 | Princeton Rays | APP |
APP Player of the Year
| Year | ||
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| 2018 | Princeton Rays | APP |
APP Post-Season All-Star
| Year | ||
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| 2018 | Princeton Rays | APP |
Baseball America Minor League All-Star
| Year | ||
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| 2018 | Princeton Rays | APP |
| 2019 | Charlotte Stone Crabs | FSL |
Baseball America Rookie All-Star
| Year | ||
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| 2018 | Princeton Rays | APP |
MiLB.com Organization All-Star
| Year | ||
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| 2018 | Tampa Bay Rays | AL |
| 2019 | Tampa Bay Rays | AL |
MID Player of the Week
| Week | ||
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| 04/28/2019 | Bowling Green Hot Rods | MID |
MID Mid-Season All-Star
| Year | ||
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| 2019 | Bowling Green Hot Rods | MID |
FSL Player of the Week
| Week | ||
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| 06/30/2019 | Charlotte Stone Crabs | FSL |
Futures Game Selection
| Year | ||
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| 2019 | Charlotte Stone Crabs | FSL |
MID Post-Season All-Star
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| 2019 | Bowling Green Hot Rods | MID |
MID Prospect of the Year
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| 2019 | Bowling Green Hot Rods | MID |
FSL Post-Season All-Star
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| 2019 | Charlotte Stone Crabs | FSL |
Baseball America Low Class A All-Star
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| 2019 | Bowling Green Hot Rods | MID |
Baseball America Major League All-Rookie Team
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| 2021 | Tampa Bay Rays | AL |
MLB Play of the Week
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| 04/30/2023 | Tampa Bay Rays | AL |
AL All-Star
| Year | ||
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| 2023 | Tampa Bay Rays | AL |
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League Rankings
Triples
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| 2023 | 6 | in AL |
| 2022 | 3 | in AL |
| 2022 | 0 | in INT |
| 2022 | 1 | in GCL |
| 2022 | 1 | in |
| 2021 | 5 | in AL |
| 2021 | 6 | in INT |
Caught Stealing
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| 2023 | 10 | in AL |
Stolen Bases
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| 2023 | 30 | in AL |