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Ryan Franklin | |
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St. Louis Cardinals – No. 31 | |
Relief pitcher | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
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May 15, 1999, for the Seattle Mariners | |
Career statistics (through May 15, 2010) | |
Win-Loss | 57-70 |
Earned run average | 4.05 |
Strikeouts | 617 |
Saves | 64 |
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Olympic medal record | ||
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2000 Sydney | Team competition |
Ryan Ray Franklin (born March 5, 1973 in Fort Smith, Arkansas) is a Major League Baseball player. Franklin is a right-handed pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals.
Early life
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.
MLB career
Ryan 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.[1]
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.[2] 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.[3]
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[4]. On August 7, 2006, Franklin was traded to the Cincinnati Reds for a player to be named later, who turned out to be minor league pitcher Zac Stott. On January 22, 2007, Franklin signed with the St. Louis Cardinals on a one-year, $1 million contract. He signed a two-year, $5 million contract extension with a $2.75 million club option for 2010 on July 5, 2007. He was promoted to closer on May 17, 2008.[5] Franklin was named to the 2009 All-Star Game roster.[6] On September 1, 2009, Franklin signed a two-year, $6.5 million contract extension with the Cardinals. In 2009, he finished the regular season with a 1.92 ERA, and 38 saves[7].
Olympics
Franklin was a member of the gold medal winning US baseball team at the 2000 Olympics, where he had a 3-0 pitching record in 4 appearances.
Personal life
He is married to Angie Romberg and the couple has three children: Logan, Teagen, and Kaylin. He and his family live in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He also has a ranch in his hometown of Spiro, Oklahoma.
See also
- List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
- List of Major League Baseball players named in the Mitchell Report
References
- ^ "Ryan Franklin Statistics". fangraphs.com. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ "Players suspended under baseball's steroids policy". espn.com. 2006-06-07. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
- ^ "Mitchell Report" (PDF).
- ^ Crasnick, Jerry (January 6, 2006). "Phillies add ex-Mariner Franklin to rotation". Retrieved November 10, 2009.
- ^ Derrick Goold (2008-05-17). "Notes: Franklin backs taxed bullpen". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
- ^ Gordon, Jeff (July 6, 2009). "Franklin's arrival as an All-Star is only appropriate". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.cgi?n1=frankry01&t=p&year=2009
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Ryan Franklin Biography and Statistics - Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
- 1973 births
- Living people
- American sportspeople in doping cases
- Appleton Foxes players
- Baseball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Baseball players suspended for drug offenses
- Bellingham Mariners players
- Calgary Cannons players
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Everett AquaSox players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Major League Baseball players from Arkansas
- Memphis Chicks players
- National League All-Stars
- Olympic baseball players of the United States
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States
- People from Fort Smith, Arkansas
- Philadelphia Phillies players
- Riverside Pilots players
- Seattle Mariners players
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- Tacoma Rainiers players