Ryan Franklin
Ryan Franklin | |
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St. Louis Cardinals – No. 31 | |
Relief pitcher | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
debut | |
May 15, 1999, for the Seattle Mariners | |
Career statistics (through September 2, 2009) | |
Win-Loss | 53-68 |
Earned run average | 4.06 |
Strikeouts | 600 |
Saves | 54 |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men’s Baseball | ||
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.
Over the next four years as a starter for the Mariners, Franklin had 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.[1] 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.[2]
In the 2006 season he played for both Cincinnati and Philadelphia then signed with the St. Louis Cardinals before the 2007 season. He was promoted to closer on May 17, 2008.[3] Franklin was named to the 2009 All-Star Game roster.[4] In 2009, he leads all Major League relief pitchers with a 0.79 ERA.[citation needed]
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
- ^ "Players suspended under baseball's steroids policy". espn.com. 2006-06-07. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
- ^ "Mitchell Report" (PDF).
- ^ 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.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs
- Ryan Franklin Biography and Statistics - Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
- 1973 births
- Living people
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Philadelphia Phillies players
- Seattle Mariners players
- National League All-Stars
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Major League Baseball players from Arkansas
- Baseball players suspended for drug offenses
- People from Fort Smith, Arkansas
- Olympic baseball players of the United States
- Baseball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States
- American sportspeople in doping cases
- Tacoma Rainiers players
- American Olympic medalist stubs
- American baseball pitcher, 1970s births stubs