Wander Franco

Wander Franco is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop in the Tampa Bay Rays organization, ranked one of the top international prospects in the 2017 international class. He signed an agreement with the Tampa Bay organization on July 2, 2017.

In 2018 Wander made his first professional debut in baseball by the side of Baseball America. Initially, he started as a Bowling Green Hit Rods. However, he was promoted to the Charlotte Stone Crabs.

Name Wander Franco
Birthday March 1, 2001
Age 20 Years
Gender Male
Height 5ft 8in
Weight 86 Kg
Nationality Dominican
Profession Baseball Player
Parents Nancy Aybar, Wander Franco
Instagram @team.w_franco_4
Twitter @TheWanderWatch

Wander Franco Age, Height, And Parents

Wander is 20 years old.

He was born in 2001, and he cherishes his birthday on March 1 every year.

Talking about his physical appearance, he stands at a decent height of 5 feet and 8 inches with a weight of 86 kg.

Wander was born to Nancy Aybar and Wander Franco Sr. (who played minor leagues of baseball). Talking about his family members, his brothers used to play baseball in Houston Astros and San Fransisco Giants.

Wander Franco Stats, Draft, Salary 

Highlighting Franco’s stats, he was ranked on #96 in Baseball America in Pre-2018. He was ranked $ in Pre-2019, but in 2020-21, he was ranked on #1. 

Before that, he averaged .374/.445/.636 with 11 home runs and 57 RBIs over 245 plate appearances while playing for Princeton Rays.

However, information about the draft and his salary is yet to be explored.

10 Facts on Wander Franco

  1. Wander Franco is 20 years old as he was born on March 1, 2001.
  2. Franco was born and raised in Dominica, so he holds Dominican citizenship.
  3. He was born to Nancy Aybar and Wander Franco Sr.
  4. Wander has just 3 hundred followers in his Twitter profile.
  5. He is featured on Wikipedia as of 2021.
  6. Franco got named with the title of 2019 All-Star Futures Game.
  7. The net worth of Wander is yet to get calculated.
  8. Currently, he is playing by the side of the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
  9. Wander debuted his first match in 2018 with Princeton Rays.
  10. In the 2020 season, he ranks #1 in all baseball.
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