Juan Francisco
| Juan Francisco | |||
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Francisco with the Milwaukee Brewers
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| Baltimore Orioles | |||
| First baseman / Third baseman | |||
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Born: June 24, 1987 Bonao, Dominican Republic |
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| Professional debut | |||
| MLB: September 14, 2009, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| NPB: May 2, 2015, for the Yomiuri Giants | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2014 season) |
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| Batting average | .236 | ||
| Hits | 235 | ||
| Home runs | 48 | ||
| Runs batted in | 152 | ||
| NPB statistics (through 2015 season) |
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| Batting average | .167 | ||
| Hits | 3 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 1 | ||
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Juan Ramón Francisco González (born June 24, 1987) is a Dominican professional baseball first baseman in the Baltimore Orioles organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, and Toronto Blue Jays. He has also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants.
Francisco spent his first professional season, with the Gulf Coast League Reds. He batted .280 in 182 at-bats with three home runs, and enjoyed a nine-game call up at the season's end to the Billings Mustangs rookie class team, where he went 12-for-36.
Francisco spent 2007 with the single-A Dayton Dragons. He hit .268 in 534 at-bats, slugging 25 home runs and driving in 90. Juan was a Midwest League mid-season All-Star and post-season All-Star for the Dragons.
Promoted again in 2008, this time to the single-A advanced Sarasota Reds, he again spent the entire season with the same team. In 516 at-bats, he hit .277 with 23 homers and 92 RBI. Francisco earned All-Star status again, for both the mid-season and post-season in the Florida State League. In addition, he was selected to play in the 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game. Francisco was named Reds' Minor League Hitter of the Year for 2008. Juan played winter ball for Gigantes del Cibao of the Dominican Winter Baseball League. In 40 games for the team, he .360 with 37 RBI, and his 12 home runs set the DWL record for regular season homers by a left-handed hitter. He continued to produce in the playoffs, hitting six more homers and 18 more RBI. His performance earned him the DWL Rookie of the Year accolade. He was added to the 40-man roster on November 20.
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