2021 BALTIMORE ORIOLES SUPPLEMENTAL BIOS PLAYERS INCLUDED: NO. 3 MAIKEL FRANCO NO. 35 ADAM PLUTKO FRONT OFFICE INFIELDER MAIKEL FRANCO (Michael Fraun-CO) 3 BATS: Right | THROWS: Right | HEIGHT: 6’1 | WEIGHT: 225 FULL NAME: Maikel Antonio Franco MANAGER & COACHES MANAGER BORN: August 26, 1992 OPENING DAY AGE: 28 BIRTHPLACE: Azua, Dominican Republic RESIDES: Azua, Dominican Republic CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2021 MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 5.157 ACQUIRED: Signed by the Orioles as a free agent to a one-year contract on March 16, 2021. maikelfranco1 Maikel franco AWARDS & CAREER-BESTS 2020 HIGHLIGHTS FUTURES GAME SELECTION • Started all 60 games for the Kansas City Royals (51-3B, 8-DH, 1-1B) 2013, 2014 • Led the Royals in doubles (16), extra-base hits (24), and RBI (38); his 62 hits were second- NL ROOKIE OF THE MONTH most on the club June 2015 • Ranked tied for third in the American League in doubles and fourth in two-out RBI (20) • While playing as a third baseman, he recorded 51 hits and 14 doubles, the fifth-most and 2020 IN REVIEW CAREER-BESTS third-most respectively by a third baseman in the majors Hits: 4, 7x, last: 6/23/18 at WSH • Posted a .952 fielding percentage in his 51 games at third base, including turning anAL- Runs: 3, 4x, last: 4/7/18 vs. MIA Doubles: 3, 2x, last: 9/3/16 vs. ATL high 17 double plays as a third baseman Triples: 1, 4x, last: 4/5/18 vs. MIA • Slashed .329/.380/.500 (23-for-70) in the seventh inning-or-later HR: 2, 5x, last: 7/27/20 at DET • Recorded his fifth career multi-home run game, and first since 7/26/18 vs. CHC, on 7/27 RBI: 6, 4/7/18 vs. MIA at DET Walks: 3, 3x, last: 4/2/19 at WSH • Collected five three-hit games (7/27 at DET, 7/29 at DET, 9/7 at CLE, 9/10 at CLE, and Hit-Streak: 11, 6/2-13/15 9/13 at PIT) Walk-Off HR: 2, last: 7/14/19 vs. WSH OPPONENTS Grand Slams: 4, last: 4/7/18 vs. MIA • Collected 25 of his 38 RBI from 8/23-end of the season (33 games) • Batted .312/.356/.430 (29-for-93) with 19 RBI in 25 games in September PROFESSIONAL CAREER 2019: Made his fourth-straight Opening Day roster and made 100 starts for the Phillies during the season...Batted .234 (91-for- 389) with 17 doubles, 17 home runs, and 56 RBI...Ranked second in the majors with 19 intentional walks...Recorded his first career Opening Day home run on 3/28 vs. ATL; also homered in the second game, becoming the first Phillie to hit home runs in MINOR LEAGUES each of the first two games to start the season since Ryan Howard in 2010...Did not strikeout in a season-best 38-straight plate appearances from 3/31-4/10...Recorded his second career walk-off home run on 7/14 vs. WSH against LHP Matt Grace. 2018: Appeared in 131 games for the Phillies, hitting .270 (117-for-433) with 17 doubles, 22 home runs, and 68 RBI...Was the only player in the majors to hit 20-or-more home runs and strikeout 62 or fewer times...Recorded his third-straight 20-homer season...Set a career-high by recording six RBI on 4/7 vs. MIA; drove in a career-high 10 runs in a two game span 4/5-7...Slashed .330/.378/.593 (30-for-91) with seven home runs and 15 RBI in 25 July games...Connected on his first career walk-off home run on 8/2 vs. MIA, a three-run home run off of RHP Kyle Barraclough. RECORDS & HISTORY RECORDS 2017: Set career-highs in games played (154), extra-base hits (53), walks (41), and go-ahead RBI (24)...Recorded two grand slams, 4/12 at NYM and 4/26 vs. MIA, in April, becoming the first player in franchise history to have multiple grand slams before the end of April...Hit 24 home runs, becoming the first Phillies third baseman to hit 20-or-more home runs in consecutive seasons since Scott Rolen (1997-2001)...Matched his career-high with four hits twice, 6/13 at BOS and 7/14 at MIL. 2016: Appeared on his first career Opening Day roster...Appeared in 152 games, the fourth-most on the Phillies; made 147 starts, all coming at third base...Led the team in RBI (88) and slugging percentage (.427), and tied for the team lead in home runs (25) and extra-base hits (49)...Recorded his second career multi-home run game on 4/22 at MIL...Homered in four-straight games from 7/3-6...The Phillies went 16-8 in games he homered...Tied for ninth in the NL with 13 game-winning RBI. 2015: Began the season with Triple-A Lehigh Valley, appearing in 33 games for the IronPigs and hitting .355 (50-for-141) with 12 ORIOLE PARK doubles, four home runs, and 24 RBI...Recalled by the Phillies on 5/15 and spent the remainder of the season with the big league club...Ranked second among qualifying National League rookies in slugging percentage (.497), fifth in batting average (.280), seventh in doubles (22), tied for seventh in home runs (14), and eighth in RBI (50)...Hit his first Major League home run on 5/17 vs. ARI, a solo homer in the eighth inning off RHP Randall Delgado...Also recorded his first career triple in the same game, becoming the first Phillie to collect both in the same game since Rick Schu on 9/2/84 vs. SF...Recorded a career-high 11-game hitting streak from 6/2-13, hitting .432 (19-for-44) with four home runs in this stretch...Drove in five runs in back-to-back games on 6/22-23 at NYY; became the first Phillie to do so since 1920 when RBI became an official stat...Named the National League Rookie of the Month for June; hitting .352 (38-for-108) with eight doubles and eight home runs with 24 RBI...Placed on the 15-day Disabled List on 8/18 with a broken left wrist and missed the remainder of the season; suffered the injury on 8/11 at ARI after being hit by a pitch. media 2014: Played the entire minor league season with Triple-A Lehigh Valley, appearing in 133 games for the IronPigs and hitting .257/.299/.428 with 33 doubles, 16 home runs, and 78 RBI...Named the IronPigs Player of the Year...Ranked third in the International League in RBI (78), tied for fourth in games played (133), fifth in total bases (223) and at-bats (521), and tied for sixth 32 2021 ORIOLES MEDIA GUIDE maikel franco FRONT OFFICE in doubles (33)...Named to the SiriusXM Futures Game Team for the second-straight year as part of the World Team...Named a MiLB.com Organizational All-Star...Had his contract selected on 9/2 and made his Major League debut that night at ATL, batting seventh and playing third base; went 0-for-3 with a sacrifice fly, recording his first Major League RBI...Recorded his first hit on 9/5 at WSH, a single off RHP Stephen Strasburg...Finished the season with the Phillies, making 12 starts at third base and two at first base...Following the season, named the Phillies No. 3 prospect by Baseball America. 2013: Named the Paul Owens Award Winner (top player in the Phillies' minor league system) after batting .320/.356/.569 (173- for-541) with 36 doubles, 31 home runs, 89 runs scored, and 103 RBI in 134 combined games between Class A-Advanced Clearwater and Double-A Reading...Led all of Minor League Baseball in total bases (308), while finishing tied for second in extra- & COACHES MANAGER base hits (70), fourth in hits (173), tied for seventh in home runs (31), and tied for eighth in RBI (103)...Named a Florida State League Mid-Season All-Star...Named a MiLB.com Organizational All-Star...Named to the SiriusXM Futures Game Team as part of the World Team...Named the Phillies Minor League Player of the Month for June and was also twice named Minor League Player of the Week (5/13-19 and 6/17-23)...Following the season, named the Phillies No. 1 prospect by Baseball America. 2012: Spent the entire season with Class-A Lakewood, batting .280/.336/.439 (141-for-503) with 32 doubles and 14 home runs... Ranked fourth in the South Atlantic League in RBI (84), fifth in hits (141), and sixth in total bases (221)...Following the season, named the Phillies No. 8 prospect by Baseball America. maikel franco 2011: Split the season between Short-Season A Williamsport and Class-A Lakewood, spending the majority of the season with Williamsport...Hit .287 (58-for-202) in 54 games with the Crosscutters...Hit .412 (28-for-68) with RISP for Williamsport...Following the season, named the Phillies No. 10 prospect by Baseball America. 2010: Began his professional career with the GCL Phillies, appearing in 51 games...Hit his first professional home run on 7/17 at the GCL Pirates...Participated in the Phillies Florida Instructional League camp following the season. PERSONAL: Originally signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an International free agent on January 13, 2010...Signed by current Orioles Senior Director, International Scouting, Koby Perez...Attended Liceo Azua de Compostela, where he played both baseball 2020 IN REVIEW and basketball.