Micah Franklin (baseball)
| Micah Franklin | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder | |
| Born: April 25, 1972 San Francisco, California | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 13, 1997, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 28, 1997, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .324 |
| Home runs | 2 |
| Runs batted in | 2 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Micah Franklin (born May 19, 1972) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played part of one season in Major League Baseball with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1997. Franklin also played in Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan during the 1999 and 2000 seasons, and in the Korea Baseball Organization in 2002-03.
Early life
Franklin was born in San Francisco, California, attended Lincoln High School in San Francisco, and is Jewish.[1][2] His mother is Jewish and his father was African-American.[3]
Baseball career
Franklin was drafted by the New York Mets in the 3rd round of the 1990 amateur draft. Although he only appeared in 17 games at the major league level, Franklin compiled an extensive minor league baseball career, playing 1,141 games over 12 seasons.[2] In the majors he batted .324/.378/.500.[2]
While in the minors with the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians in 2001, Franklin was one of four players profiled in the documentary film A Player to Be Named Later. He spent time a scout for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Retirement and coaching
In 2015, Franklin was a Major League scout working for the Seattle Mariners.[4]
On December 6, 2017, he was announced as the new hitting coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks Short Season A-Ball affiliate, Hillsboro Hops.[5] A year later, he was promoted to the single-A Kane County Cougars in the same position.
References
- ^ "Big League Jews". Jewish Sports Review. 12 (137): 18. January–February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Micah Franklin Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ^ "Interfaith Celebrities: Play Ball!".
- ^ Leventhal, Josh, ed. (2015). Baseball America 2015 Directory. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-56-5.
- ^ "Hops Announce 2018 Coaching Staff".
External links
- Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference
- Career statistics and player information from Korea Baseball Organization
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