5 things you didn’t know about Tampa Bay Rays prospect Wander Franco

Wander franco debuts this Tuesday as second bat and shortstop for the Tampa Bay Rays in the game they will play against the Boston Red Sox. Expectations for this Dominican prospect are quite high.

For the Rays organization, Franco represents the face of the franchise going forward. In fact, it has been speculated that with the player’s presence, the American League organization will change its financial philosophy a bit and have a solid core for years.

Franco is a player of Dominican origin who was born on March 1, 2001 in the town of Bani. He started in baseball from the age of 4 and always stood out as one of the best of his team, which made him be taken into account with reinforcements from other clubs or national teams, according to the story of one of his coaches to the Listín media. Journal of your country.

At the age of 16, Franco secured a signing with the Tampa Bay Rays, an organization that gave him a $ 3.8 million bonus as the best player in class of 2017 among all international prospects. In fact, his signature led to the massive dismissal of scouts from other organizations for not considering him a jewel of sport.

Although he played baseball all his life, Franco was part of his school’s volleyball and soccer team on several occasions. However, once he reached high school, he could not continue to be part of both disciplines, due to how demanding baseball training is and the risks involved in other activities, his father Wander Franco Sr. said in an interview.

Although currently the Rays’ starting shortstop can afford to enjoy any meal, Franco is a lover of beans with pig, rice and plantain. In addition, he is very fond of oatmeal, according to his relatives. Regarding video games, Franco is lovers of sports, especially baseball and basketball from the NBA.