Wander Franco

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-10, 189lb (178cm, 85kg)

Team: Tampa Bay Rays (ADM)

Born: March 1, 2001 in Bani, Dominican Republic do

Debut: June 22, 2021 (Age 20-113d, 22,416th in major league history)
vs. BOS 4 AB, 2 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2021 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2032, 11 yrs/$182M (22-32) & 33 team option

Service Time (01/2024): 2.104 • Free Agent: 2033

Agents: Manny Paula

Full Name: Wander Samuel Franco

Nicknames: Patrón

Pronunciation: \WAHN-der FRAHN-co\

Instagram: @w_franco_4

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.5

1037

292

.282

164

RBI

130

OBP

.340

SLG

.454

OPS

.795

OPS+

123

Summary of 30 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 3 tying, 10 go ahead

1 Tm
TBR	30

Platoon
vs RHP	21
vs LHP	9

Home/Road
Home	15
Away	15

Outs
1	12
2	10
0	8

19 Opps
BOS	6
OAK	2
NYY	2
BAL	2
DET	2
ATL	2
TOR	2
MIN	1
STL	1
TEX	1
CHC	1
SEA	1
KCR	1
PIT	1
PHI	1
CLE	1
WSN	1
HOU	1
CHW	1

29 Pitchers
Michael Wacha	2
Drew Smyly	1
Nick Sandlin	1
Drew VerHagen	1
Grayson Rodriguez	1
Justin Steele	1
Robbie Ray	1
Jhony Brito	1
Lance Lynn	1
Aaron Nola	1
Parker Mushinski	1
Rich Hill	1
Casey Lawrence	1
Tanner Houck	1
César Valdez	1
Edgar García	1
Brendan White	1
Martín Pérez	1
Matt Koch	1
Patrick Corbin	1
Charlie Morton	1
Chris Sale	1
Gerrit Cole	1
Jordan Lyles	1
James Kaprielian	1
Mason Englert	1
Adam Oller	1
Cody Bolton	1
Eduardo Rodríguez	1

13 Parks
TropicanaFld (STP)	15
Yankee Stad3 (NYC)	2
Fenway Pk (BOS)	2
Camden Yards (BAL)	2
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Comerica Pk (DET)	1
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	1
Truist Pk (ATL)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1
Nationals Pk (WAS)	1
Sahlen Field (BUF)	1
Target Field (MIN)	1

Where Hit
9	12
7	7
8	4
89	4
78	3

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	7
3	7
2	6
7+	5
4	4
5	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	28
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	20
1--	8
12-	1
1-3	1

42 RBI
RISP	2
0 on	20
1 on	8
2 on	2
Any on	10

Inning
1	7
3	4
4	1
5	2
6	5
7	4
8	6
9	1

1-3	11
4-6	8
7-end	11

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	2
+2	1
+1	3
Tied	9
-1	3
-2	1
-3	6
-4..	2

Ahead	9
Tied	9
Behind	12

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	7
3-2	3
1-0	3
1-1	3
0-1	3
2-2	3
0-2	2
1-2	2
2-1	2
2-0	2

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
SS	28
3B	2

OrderPos
2nd	24
3rd	5
4th	1

Leverage
High Lev	5
Medium Lev	7
Low Lev	18

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2021-06-22	TBR		BOS	Eduardo Rodríguez	behind 2-5	b 5	0	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	2	5	0.266	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); K. Kiermaier Scores; Y. Díaz Scores
2	2	2	1	2021-07-04	TBR	@	TOR	Robbie Ray	behind 0-1	t 6	1	---	7,(2-2) 11BFF>F>B.FX	1	3	5	0.157	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
3	3	3	1	2021-07-18	TBR	@	ATL	Drew Smyly	behind 2-3	t 6	1	---	3,(1-1) SBX	1	3	6	0.159	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
4	4	4	1	2021-08-07	TBR	@	BAL	César Valdez	ahead 9-3	t 8	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	6	0.006	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); W. Franco Scores/Team unER
5	5	5	1	2021-08-12	TBR	@	BOS	Tanner Houck	tied 1-1	t 6	0	1--	11,(3-2) CBF1FFBFB>FFX	2	2	6	0.217	77%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF); B. Lowe Scores
6	6	6	1	2021-08-15	TBR	@	MIN	Edgar García	behind 1-4	t 6	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	4	6	0.167	28%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); A. Meadows Scores
7	7	7	1	2021-09-01	TBR		BOS	Chris Sale	behind 0-1	b 3	2	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	3	6	0.237	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); N. Cruz Scores
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	2022-04-19	TBR	@	CHC	Justin Steele	ahead 1-0	t 3	2	1--	3,(2-0) 1BB>X	2	2	6	0.186	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); R. Arozarena Scores
9	9	2	1	2022-04-22	TBR		BOS	Michael Wacha	behind 0-2	b 1	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	6	0.102	41%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
10	10	3	2	2022-04-22	TBR		BOS	Michael Wacha	behind 1-4	b 5	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	2	6	0.086	22%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
11	11	4	1	2022-04-26	TBR		SEA	Matt Koch	behind 2-8	b 7	2	1--	4,(1-2) BFFX	2	2	6	0.025	3%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); B. Lowe Scores
12	12	5	1	2022-07-02 (1)	TBR	@	TOR	Casey Lawrence	ahead 4-1	t 6	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	6	0.059	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
13	13	6	1	2022-10-03	TBR	@	BOS	Rich Hill	tied 0-0	t 1	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	3	6	0.100	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	2023-03-30	TBR		DET	Mason Englert	ahead 3-0	b 8	0	---	9,(3-2) ..CFBBFBFFX	1	2	6	0.015	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
15	15	2	1	2023-04-05	TBR	@	WSN	Patrick Corbin	tied 1-1	t 3	0	1--	5,(2-2) CBS*B1X	2	2	6	0.173	71%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Y. Díaz Scores
16	16	3	1	2023-04-07	TBR		OAK	Adam Oller	ahead 8-4	b 8	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	6	0.007	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
17	17	4	1	2023-04-09	TBR		OAK	James Kaprielian	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	7,(3-2) BBFSBFX	1	2	6	0.102	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
18	18	5	1	2023-04-29	TBR	@	CHW	Lance Lynn	behind 0-3	t 7	0	---	3,(0-2) CCX	1	2	6	0.079	19%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
19	19	6	1	2023-05-03	TBR		PIT	Cody Bolton	ahead 6-1	b 7	0	---	3,(0-2) .CCX	1	2	6	0.007	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
20	20	7	1	2023-05-09	TBR	@	BAL	Grayson Rodriguez	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	2	6	0.102	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
21	21	8	1	2023-06-11	TBR		TEX	Martín Pérez	ahead 4-3	b 4	1	1-3	4,(2-1) BFBX	3	2	6	0.158	91%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); T. Walls Scores; Y. Díaz Scores
22	22	9	1	2023-06-24	TBR		KCR	Jordan Lyles	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	2	6	0.102	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
23	23	10	1	2023-07-04	TBR		PHI	Aaron Nola	behind 0-3	b 8	1	---	4,(1-2) CBCX	1	2	6	0.062	12%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
24	24	11	1	2023-07-07	TBR		ATL	Charlie Morton	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	6	0.102	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
25	25	12	1	2023-07-29	TBR	@	HOU	Parker Mushinski	behind 2-16	t 8	1	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	2	6	0.000	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
26	26	13	1	2023-07-31	TBR	@	NYY	Jhony Brito	ahead 2-1	t 3	2	---	8,(2-2) BFCFFFBX	1	2	6	0.107	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
27	27	14	1	2023-08-02	TBR	@	NYY	Gerrit Cole	tied 0-0	t 1	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	2	6	0.150	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Y. Díaz Scores
28	28	15	1	2023-08-06	TBR	@	DET	Brendan White	ahead 8-6	t 8	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	2	6	0.098	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); C. Bethancourt Scores
29	29	16	1	2023-08-09	TBR		STL	Drew VerHagen	behind 3-6	b 7	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	6	0.071	15%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
30	30	17	1	2023-08-11	TBR		CLE	Nick Sandlin	tied 8-8	b 9	0	---	3,(1-1) .CBX	1	2	6	0.363	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)