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Franco Wallops #500 Sunday, September 6th , 2026 Maikel Franco circled the bases and raised his arm in triumph. He had finally hit his 500th home run. It was a homer for a lot of people: himself, his teammates past and present, his former managers and coaches, and especially his family, who sat near the plate cheering his every at-bat during the past few games. Franco spoke with BNN and said, "I knew number 500 would come sooner or later. I had to keep reminding myself, 'Relax, relax, just let it happen, let it happen.' And it finally did." His milestone homer came in the Philadelphia Phillies 11-4 win over the Atlanta Hammers. Franco went 1 for 5 in the game, scored 1 run, and batted in 2. Franco has played in 1660 games with a .308 career batting average and 2001 hits. He has also scored 1157 runs and driven in 1404 runs with 500 home runs. View Boxscore View Game Log Watch Highlights |
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