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Wander Franco

Rays Career team 2021–2023
Number #5
Position Shortstop
Bats Both
Throws Right
Age 25
Height 5' 10"
Weight 189 lbs
Birth Place Bani, Dominican Republic
Born Mar 1, 2001

Key Insights

2023
One club he looks forward to seeing on the schedule

Against the arms currently on the ATL, Franco has hit .400 and slugged .822 over 48 plate appearances, his best of any club.

18 hits, 3 home runs and 4 strikeouts, against a .440 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
This opponent takes the sting out of his bat

Franco cannot get the barrel to Tyler Wells: 72.2 mph off the bat against him, against a median of 86.7 across the pitchers he has faced.

9 plate appearances with tracked contact.
One club he never seems to get going against

Against the arms currently on the LAD, Franco has hit .150 and slugged .175 over 42 plate appearances, his worst of any club.

6 hits, 0 home runs and 4 strikeouts, against a .440 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Franco hits Robbie Ray harder than anyone: 94.5 mph off the bat, against a median of 86.7 across the pitchers he has faced.

9 plate appearances with tracked contact.
One opponent brings the best out of him

Franco has hit .545/.583/.545 against Yusei Kikuchi in 12 plate appearances, his best line against anyone he has seen this often.

6 for 11 with 0 home runs and 2 strikeouts, against a .669 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup has gone worse than he has deserved

The .167 Franco has hit against Ross Stripling understates the contact: the quality of it projects .323.

12 plate appearances with tracked contact.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Mar 1, 2001
Birth Place Bani, Dominican Republic
Height 5' 10"
Weight 189 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Both/Right