Baseball player turned coach, Julio Franco is currently serving as a hitting coach for the farm team of the Lotte Giants of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). During his playing stint, the Dominican man played for Philadelphia Phillies (1982), Cleveland Indians (1983–1988), Texas Rangers (1989–1993), Chicago White Sox (1994), Chiba Lotte Marines (1995), Cleveland Indians (1996–1997), Milwaukee Brewers (1997), Chiba Lotte Marines (1998), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1999), Samsung Lions (2000), Atlanta Braves (2001–2005, 2007), and New York Mets (2006–2007).
1991 AL batting champion, Julio Franco was born on 23rd August 1958, in Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic. He compiled over 4,200 hits in his 26-year professional career, becoming one of only seven known players with at least 4,000 professional hits among Pete Rose, Ty Cobb, Hank Aaron, Jigger Statz, Stan Musial, Derek Jeter, and Ichiro Suzuki.
As of 2020, Julio Franco has an estimated net worth of $16 million. Reportedly, he made over $25 million as his career earning.
Salary History:
Year | Team | Salary |
1985 | Cleveland Indians | $455,000 |
1986 | Cleveland Indians | $575,000 |
1987 | Cleveland Indians | $775,000 |
1988 | Cleveland Indians | $975,000 |
1989 | Texas Rangers | $1,300,000 |
1990 | Texas Rangers | $1,633,333 |
1991 | Texas Rangers | $2,350,000 |
1992 | Texas Rangers | $2,450,000 |
1993 | Texas Rangers | $3,000,000 |
1994 | Chicago White Sox | $1,000,000 |
1996 | Cleveland Indians | $2,401,972 |
1997 | Cleveland Indians | $3,292,404 |
1997 | Milwaukee Brewers | $150,000 |
2002 | Atlanta Braves | $600,000 |
2003 | Atlanta Braves | $600,000 |
2004 | Atlanta Braves | $750,000 |
2005 | Atlanta Braves | $1,000,000 |
2006 | New York Mets | $1,050,000 |
2007 | New York Mets | $1,150,000 |
Currently serving as a hitting coach for the farm team of the Lotte Giants of the KBO, his annual salary is expected no less than the six-digit figure.
Julio Franco is married to Rosa Ivis Trueba. The couple tied the knot on 12th October 1991, in an intimate wedding ceremony. Further, the couple shares a son, Joshua Franco.
Besides, there is no information about his personal life, the Franco family is the low key who prefers distance from media.
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