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Sun, 03 Jun 2012 18:05:14 -0700

The New York Mets honored former RP John Franco at Citi Field Sunday, June 3, before the game against the St. Louis Cardinals. He became the 26th member of the team's Hall of Fame in a pregame ceremony. "It means a lot to me, growing up in Brooklyn and rooting for the Mets as a kid, and always dreaming about one day playing for your favorite team," Franco said. The Mets wore black jerseys for the first time this season Sunday, the signature uniform of Franco's Mets teams.

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| Source: ESPNNewYork.com - Adam Rubin

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:20:21 -0700

The New York Times' Ben Shpigel reports the New York Mets could add former CL John Franco to their coaching staff next season.

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Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:16:36 -0700

MLB.com reports New York Mets SP Jonathon Niese has been working with coaches Dan Warthen and John Franco to improve his changeup this spring.

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Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:43:12 -0800

ESPN.com reports former MLB RP John Franco is working as a special guest instructor with the New York Mets during Spring Training.

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Sat, 21 Apr 2007 07:40:55 -0700

Cincinnati Reds RP Mike Stanton made his 1,119th career appearance, Friday, April 20, against the Philadelphia Phillies, tying John Franco for second place on the career list. Jesse Orosco made a record 1,252 appearances, according to the Associated Press.

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Thu, 22 Dec 2005 11:24:14 -0800

The Associated Press reports Houston Astros special assistant Matt Galante will manage Italy's team in the World Baseball Classic. Former RP John Franco will be the team's pitching coach, and former SS Gary DiSarcina will be on the staff as well.

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Tue, 16 Aug 2005 22:25:33 -0700

Sports Network reports San Diego Padres CL Trevor Hoffman moved into a tie for second place on the all-time saves list with John Franco after recording the 424th save of his career Tuesday night, Aug. 16. It was Hoffman's 31st save of the season.

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Sun, 03 Jul 2005 12:25:03 -0700

Updating an earlier item, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports the Houston Astros have designated RP John Franco for assignment.

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Fri, 03 Jun 2005 02:23:42 -0700

According to The Houston Chronicle's Jose De Jesus Ortiz, Houston Astros RP John Franco may be designated for assignment at some point in the next few days, as the team continues shaking up its lineup and going with a youth movement. "We have to look at getting execution out of all of our roles," Astros general manager Tim Purpura said. "It's something that we have to do to put us in position to execute. What we've done and what we're going to do is the normal course of the season. It's hard to evaluate. It's rare to go through a season without a lot of changes."

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Tue, 26 Apr 2005 11:48:09 -0700

The Associated Press reports Philadelphia Phillies CL Billy Wagner became the fourth left-hander to reach 250 saves. John Franco (424), Randy Myers (347) and Dave Righetti (252) were the other three.

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