Ryan Franklin

Franklin with the St.Louis Cardinals

Pitcher

Born: March 5, 1973 (age 44)
Fort Smith, Arkansas

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

MLB debut

May 15, 1999, for the Seattle Mariners

Last MLB appearance

June 28, 2011, for the St. Louis Cardinals

MLB statistics

62–76

4.14

668

Teams

Career highlights and awards

All-Star (2009)

Olympic medal record
Men's baseball
Representing the United States
	2000 Sydney	Team competition

Ryan Ray Franklin (born March 5, 1973) is an American former professional baseball pitcher currently serving in the front office of the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, and St. Louis Cardinals.

He was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas and grew up in Spiro, Oklahoma. He graduated from high school in Spiro in 1991 and was named to the All-State baseball team. He went to Seminole Junior College, in Oklahoma, where he had a 20-0 win-loss record over two years.

Franklin was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 23rd round of the 1992 amateur draft but chose to return to school. He signed his first major league contract with the team on May 21, 1993.

After arriving in the Majors full-time in 2001, Franklin spent the following four years as a starter for the Mariners, posting a record of 23-44. He tied for the Major League lead in home runs allowed in 2003, with 34.

On August 2, 2005, Franklin became the eighth Major League player, and second Mariner, to test positive for steroid use, receiving a ten-day suspension. On December 13, 2007, he was named in the Mitchell Report to the Commissioner of Baseball of an Independent Investigation Into the Illegal Use of Steroids and Other Performance Enhancing Substances by Players in Major League Baseball.

After the 2005 season, Franklin filed for free agency.

On January 13, 2006 Franklin signed a one-year, $2.5 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies.

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