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Maikel Franco

Phillies’ Maikel Franco benched for not hustling

Maikel Franco was benched by the Philadelphia Phillies for Tuesday’s game over a lack of hustle he showed the day before. Franco was batting with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the third Monday with his team up 1-0. He hit a …

Maikel Franco

Watch: Phillies’ Maikel Franco leaves game after slipping on first base

Maikel Franco left Sunday night’s game after slipping on first base. The Philadelphia Phillies third baseman legged out an infield single in the top of the eighth inning against the Washington Nationals. As he stepped on the base, he slipped …

Maikel Franco plate

Phillies’ Maikel Franco gets credit for run without touching plate

The Philadelphia Phillies caught a break early in their game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday. The Phillies scored to take a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning on an RBI single by Jorge Alfaro. However, replays showed that Maikel …

Maikel Franco

Report: Phillies’ Maikel Franco suspended by Dominican team for partying

Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Maikel Franco has drawn a suspension from his hometown team in the Dominican Republic due to his partying. According to a report by Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes over the weekend, Franco was one of four players …

Report: Phillies believe Maikel Franco distracted by analytics, stats

One MLB team that apparently believes that the advanced stats movement has its detriments is the Philadelphia Phillies. Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports reported earlier this week that the Phillies believe that an overemphasis on stats and analytics has …

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