Nick Franklin (baseball)
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Franklin with the Seattle Mariners
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| Tampa Bay Rays – No. 2 | |||
| Second baseman / Outfielder | |||
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Born: March 2, 1991 Sanford, Florida |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 27, 2013, for the Seattle Mariners | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Batting average | .219 | ||
| Home runs | 22 | ||
| Runs batted in | 84 | ||
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Nicholas Edward "Nick" Franklin (born March 2, 1991) is an American professional baseball second baseman and outfielder for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the first round, 27th pick overall, of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft. He attended Lake Brantley High School where he won numerous awards, including being named the player of the year by the Orlando Sentinel in 2009. Franklin made his professional debut in 2009, playing at two different levels in the Mariners' organization.
In 2007 and 2008, Franklin played for the USA Baseball Youth National Team, which played in Canada and Venezuela. Franklin attended Lake Brantley High School. He took two months off of baseball after his junior season to weight train. On April 16, 2009 Orlando Sentinel named Franklin the "Boy Athlete of the Week". Franklin was named the "Orlando Sentinel Baseball Player of the Year" in 2009 after he batted .538 with 11 home runs. During his time in high school, a professional baseball scout compared Franklin's skills to that of a "switch-hitting Michael Young".
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