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Maikel Antonio Franco Maikel |

contract on March 16, 2021. Orioles as a free agent to a one-year Signed by the August 26, 1992 Right

maikelfranco1 BORN: BIRTHPLACE: STATUS: CONTRACT SERVICE: MAJOR LEAGUE ACQUIRED: FULL NAME: INFIELDER MAIKEL FRANCOMAIKEL BATS: high 17 double plays as a high 17 double plays as a third in the seventh inning-or-later • Slashed .329/.380/.500 (23-for-70) game, and first since 7/26/18 vs. CHC, on 7/27 • Recorded his fifth career multi-home at DET 9/7 at CLE, 9/10 at CLE, and 7/29 at DET, • Collected five three- games (7/27 at DET, 9/13 at PIT) games) • Collected 25 of his 38 RBI from 8/23-end of the season (33 September • Batted .312/.356/.430 (29-for-93) with 19 RBI in 25 games in 2020 HIGHLIGHTS City Royals (51-3B, 8-DH, 1-1B) • Started all 60 games for the Kansas • Led the Royals in doubles (16), extra-base hits (24), and RBI (38); his 62 hits were second- most on the club fourth in two-out RBI (20) American League in doubles and • Ranked tied for third in the he recorded 51 hits and 14 doubles, the fifth-most and • While playing as a third baseman, baseman in the majors third-most respectively by a third in his 51 games at third base, including turning an • Posted a .952 fielding percentage 4, last: 4/7/18 vs. MIA 2, last: 7/14/19 vs. WSH 2015

11, 6/2-13/15 11, 3, 2x, last: 9/3/16 vs. ATL 3, 2x, last: 9/3/16 vs. une 1, 4x, last: 4/5/18 vs. MIA 3, 3x, last: 4/2/19 at WSH 2013, 2014 NL ROOKIE THE MONTH OF J FUTURES GAME SELECTION FUTURES GAME 3, 4x, last: 4/7/18 vs. MIA Played the entire minor league season with Triple-A Lehigh Valley, appearing in 133 games for the IronPigs and hitting appearing in 133 games Lehigh Valley, Triple-A Played the entire minor league season with Appeared in 131 games for the Phillies, hitting .270 (117-for-433) with 17 doubles, 22 home runs, and 68 RBI...Was the and 68 RBI...Was with 17 doubles, 22 home runs, Appeared in 131 games for the Phillies, hitting .270 (117-for-433) Made his fourth-straight Opening Day roster and made 100 starts for the Phillies during the season...Batted .234 (91-for- Set career-highs in games played (154), extra-base two grand hits (53), walks (41), and go-ahead RBI (24)...Recorded Began the season with Triple-A Lehigh Valley, appearing in 33 games for the IronPigs and hitting .355 (50-for-141) with 12 appearing Lehigh Valley, Triple-A Began the season with Appeared on his first career Opening Day roster...Appeared in 152 games, the fourth-most on the Phillies; made 147 starts, 147 made Phillies; the on fourth-most the games, 152 in roster...Appeared Day Opening career first his on Appeared 4, 7x, last: 6/23/18 at WSH 6, 4/7/18 vs. MIA 2, 5x, last: 7/27/20 at DET AWARDS & CAREER-BESTS AWARDS Walk-Off HR: Walk-Off Grand Slams: HR: RBI: Walks: Hit-Streak: CAREER-BESTS Hits: Runs: Doubles: Triples: 2014: third in the Year...Ranked .257/.299/.428 with 33 doubles, 16 home runs, and 78 RBI...Named the IronPigs Player of the sixth for tied and (521), at-bats and (223) bases total in fifth (133), played games in fourth for tied (78), RBI in League International 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 became the NYY; first Phillie to do so since 1920 when RBI became an official stat...Named the Rookie of the 24 RBI...Placed on the 15-day Disabled List eight doubles and eight home runs with Month for June; hitting .352 (38-for-108) with ARI after being hit by a pitch. at the injury on 8/11 on 8/18 with a broken left wrist and missed the remainder of the season; suffered doubles, 24 RBI...Recalled by the Phillies four home runs, and on 5/15 and spent the remainder of the season with the big league club...Ranked second among vs. qualifying 5/17 on National run League home League rookies Major in first his slugging (50)...Hit percentage RBI in (.497), eighth fifthand (14), inruns battinghome in average seventh (.280), for tied (22), doubles in seventh becoming game, same the in triple career first his recorded Delgado...Also Randall RHP off inning eighth the in homer solo a ARI, streak hitting 11-game career-high a SF...Recorded vs. 9/2/84 on Schu Rick since game same the in both collect to Phillie first the all coming at third base...Led the team in RBI (88) and (.427), and tied for the team lead in home runs (25) and extra-base hits (49)...Recorded his second career multi- game on 4/22 at MIL...Homered in four-straight games with 13 game-winning RBI. for ninth in the NL from 7/3-6...The Phillies went 16-8 in games he homered...Tied 2015: 2017: 2017: slams, 4/12 at NYM April, and becoming 4/26 the vs. firstMIA, playerin in franchise history to have multiplegrand slams before seasons consecutive in runs home 20-or-more hit to baseman third Phillies first the becoming runs, home 24 April...Hit of end the four hits twice, 6/13 at BOS and 7/14 at MIL. since Scott Rolen (1997-2001)...Matched his career-high with 2016: only player in the majors to hit 20-or-more home runs and 62 or fewer times...Recorded his third-straight 20-homer only player in the majors to hit 20-or-more home runs and strikeout 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 home walk-off run Kyle Barraclough. of RHP on 8/2 vs. MIA, a three-run home run off career Opening Day home run on 3/28 vs. ATL; career also Opening homered Day in home the run ATL; second on game, 3/28 becoming vs. the first Phillie to hit home runs in each of the first two games to start the season since in 2010...Did not strikeout in a season-best 38-straight plate Matt Grace. home run on 7/14 vs. WSH against LHP appearances from 3/31-4/10...Recorded his second career walk-off 2018: PROFESSIONAL CAREER 2019: 389) with 17 doubles, 17 home runs, and 56 RBI...Ranked second in the majors with 19 intentional walks...Recorded his first

FRONT OFFICE & COACHES Maikel franco 2020 IN REVIEW OPPONENTS MINOR LEAGUES RECORDS & HISTORY ORIOLE PARK media 32 2021 ORIOLES MEDIA GUIDE 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 3B FIELDING Major League Minors Totals League 2020 Totals 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 YEAR and basketball. Senior Director,Orioles Liceo Koby Perez...Attended Scouting, International both baseball where heplayed Azua deCompostela, PERSONAL: the GCL Pirates...ParticipatedinthePhilliesFloridaInstructionalLeaguecampfollowingseason. 2010: the season,namedPhilliesNo.10prospectby Williamsport...Hit .287 (58-for-202) in 54 games with the Crosscutters...Hit .412 (28-for-68) with RISP for Williamsport...Following 2011: named thePhilliesNo.8prospectby season, the (221)...Following bases total in sixth and (141), hits in fifth (84), RBI in League South Atlantic the in fourth Ranked 2012: of theWeek (5/13-19and6/17-23)...Followingtheseason,namedPhilliesNo.1prospectby the World Team...Named thePhilliesMinorLeaguePlayerofMonthforJuneandwasalsotwicenamed League Mid-Season All-Star...Named a State Florida a (103)...Named RBI in eighth for tied and (31), runs home in seventh for tied (173), hits in fourth (70), hits base Clearwater and Double-A Reading...Led all of in total bases (308), while finishing tied for second in extra- 31 homeruns,89runsscored,and103RBI for-541) with36doubles, in 134combinedgamesbetweenClass A-Advanced 2013: base...Following theseason,namedPhilliesNo.3prospectby at WSH, a single off RHP Stephen Strasburg...Finished the season with the Phillies, making 12 starts at third base and two at first seventh and playing third base; went 0-for-3 with a sacrifice fly, recording his first Major League RBI...Recorded his first hit on9/5 MiLB.com Worldthe Team...NamedGame of Teampart Futures as SiriusXM the year to second-straight (33)...Named the a doubles for in Totals 3- SignedbytheOriolesasafreeagentonMarch16,2021 2- SignedbytheKansasCityRoyalsasafreeagentonDecember27,2019 January13,2010 1- SignedbythePhiladelphiaPhilliesasanInternationalfreeagenton

Split theseasonbetweenShort-Season Aand Class-A Williamsport Lakewood,spendingthemajorityofseasonwith Spent theentireseasonwithClass-A(141-for-503) with32doublesand14homeruns... Lakewood,batting.280/.336/.439 Began his professional career with the GCL Phillies, appearing in 51 games...Hit his first professional home run on 7/17 at Named thePaulOwens Awardminor leaguesystem)afterbatting.320/.356/.569(173- Winner(topplayerinthePhillies' .957657432106568 100 PCT .952 .970 110 .949 117 .955 .960 148 .944 .975 12 KANSAS CITY PHILADELPHIA Lehigh PHILADELPHIA Valley PHILADELPHIA PHILADELPHIA PHILADELPHIA Lehigh PHILADELPHIA Valley Lehigh Reading Valley Clearwater Lakewood Lakewood Williamsport GCL Phillies CLUB Organizational Organizational All-Star...Hadon 9/2andmadehisMajorLeaguedebutthatnightat hiscontractselected ATL, batting

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maikel franco BB 36 41 40 26 30 10 20 38 25 29 16 16 5 1 1 8 IBB 19 39 427 0 0 0 3 7 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 7 1 0 5 354 Baseball America 106 1 SO 13 01 15 04 61 0 95 0 52 108 81 31 31 125 39 0 80 31 30 05 25 203 62 10 38 104 46 02 7 01 SB 4 9 CS 1 4 GDP 14 21 13 16 14 24 15 76 74 . OBP .190 .149 .283 .343 .363 .367 .297 .281 .306 .299 .349 .336 .384 .314 .321 .292 .304 .328

SLG .214 .200 .425 .409 .409 .427 .497 .428 .563 .576 .439 .539 .467 .457 .330 .433 .455 .411 33 media ORIOLE PARK RECORDS & HISTORY MINOR LEAGUES OPPONENTS 2020 IN REVIEW maikel franco MANAGER & COACHES FRONT OFFICE ADAM PLUTKO 45 Age: 29, born October 3, 1991 in Upland, CA @papaplut09 Resides: Dallas, TX Position: papaplut09 Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6-3 Weight: 215 ML Service: 2 + 063 Pronunciation: \plett-koh\ Contract Status (options remaining): Signed thru 2021 (0) Acquired: Selected by Cleveland in the 11th round (321st overall) of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft.

OPPONENTS YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK AVG SLG OBP 2014 Lake County 3-1 3.93 10 10 0 0 0 52.2 49 26 23 1 1 12 66 1 0 .241 .325 .286 Carolina 4-9 4.08 18 18 0 0 0 97.0 99 47 44 11 2 18 78 5 0 .265 .440 .302 2015 Lynchburg 4-2 1.27 8 8 1 0 0 49.2 30 7 7 3 1 5 47 1 0 .173 .254 .199 Akron 9-5 2.86 19 19 1 0 0 116.1 96 39 37 9 2 23 90 4 0 .222 .356 .262 2016 Akron 3-3 3.27 13 13 0 0 0 71.2 64 27 26 5 0 12 63 1 0 .238 .372 .269 Columbus 6-5 4.10 15 15 0 0 0 90.0 87 42 41 8 0 34 67 1 1 .256 .406 .322 CLEVELAND 0-0 7.36 2 0 0 0 0 3.2 5 3 3 1 0 2 3 1 0 .313 .563 .389 2017 Columbus 7-12 5.90 24 22 0 0 0 135.2 153 92 89 24 0 53 103 8 0 .295 .503 .354 2018 Columbus 7-3 1.70 14 14 1 1 0 84.2 47 16 16 5 1 16 81 0 0 .158 .246 .204 CLEVELAND 4-5 5.28 17 12 0 0 1 76.2 78 45 45 21 1 23 60 3 1 .261 .555 .314 2019 Columbus 1-3 7.47 4 4 0 0 0 15.2 21 13 13 1 1 4 16 1 0 .318 .470 .366 CLEVELAND 7-5 4.86 21 20 0 0 0 109.1 115 61 59 22 4 26 78 0 0 .267 .488 .314 2020 CLEVELAND 2-2 4.88 10 4 0 0 1 27.2 30 15 15 5 1 7 15 0 0 .280 .495 .330 Minor Lge. Totals 44-43 3.73 125 123 3 1 0 713.1 646 309 296 67 8 177 611 22 1 .242 .386 .289 CLEVELAND TOTALS 13-12 5.05 50 36 0 0 2 217.1 228 124 122 49 6 58 156 4 1 .268 .514 .317 American League 13-12 5.05 50 36 0 0 2 217.1 228 124 122 49 6 58 156 4 1 .268 .514 .317 National League ------MLB TOTALS 13-12 5.05 50 36 0 0 2 217.1 228 124 122 49 6 58 156 4 1 .268 .514 .317

CAREER TRANSACTIONS 2010 Selected by the in the 6th round of the June Draft. Did not sign. 2013 Selected by Cleveland in the 11th round (321st overall) of the June Draft. Signed 7/11.

FIELDING BY POSITION 2020 CAREER PCT G PO A E TC DP PCT G PO A E TC DP 1.000 10 1 4 0 5 1 Pitcher .933 50 14 14 2 30 1

PITCHERS HITTING 2020 CAREER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI ------2 - - -

2020 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS ‹ Split the shortened season between the rotation and the bullpen, AREER SNAPSHOT opening the year in the 'pen entering and Summer MILB.COM ORGANIZATION ALL-STAR in a battle for a rotation spot...Season ERA in relief was 1.54 in 6 2015: Cleveland (AL) outings (2ER/11.2IP)...Recorded first career relief win on Sept. 25 vs. Pittsburgh and notched his second career save in a 4.0-inning NO-HITTER outing on Aug. 29 at St. Louis. 6/2/2018 at Syracuse (w/Columbus, 9.0IP) ‹ Picked up first win of the year in spot start of July 28 (game 2) vs. Chicago-AL (2R/6.0IP) and was in the rotation, Aug. 11- 21...As a starter his ERA was 7.31 in 4 starts (16.0IP, 20H, 13ER, 4HR)...Over his last 3 outings of the season he allowed just 1 run (ER) in 5.1 innings...Was not on the Postseason roster...On the year he limited LH batters to a .239 (11-for-46, .626 OPS, 0 HR) mark while RH batters hit .311 (19-for-61, .977, 5 HR).

Media Guide 2021 129 INDIANS CLEVELAND 2020 PLUTKO (continued) PRO CAREER ‹ 2019 Had a very productive season, filling in after injuries to Kluber and Clevinger and Carrasco's illness...Cleveland went 14-6 (.700) The 2011 UCLA rotation during his freshman season in his starts, as he allowed three earned runs-or-fewer in 15 of 20 consisted of (Friday), starts, posting 8 quality starts...Issued just 26 free passes (two (Saturday) and Adam (Sunday). Oddly, it was the intentional) in 109.1 innings (462 batters faced) at the Major League only season of his three with the Bruins where they level in 2019...The 26 walks were 3rd-fewest in the Majors by a did not go to Omaha. pitcher with at least 20 starts, while his walks-per-nine innings rate He also had offers from USC and Oregon, but chose of 2.14 was 8th-best among AL hurlers (min. 20 starts)...Began the UCLA because of the pitching background and season on the 7-day MiLB IL with a strained right forearm...Activated leadership of Coach . by Columbus on 5/7. Played football as a freshman (was QB on Fr. team), ‹ 2018 Split the season between AAA Columbus and Cleveland, spending kicked and lettered for the varsity...Longest field goal six different stints with the Major League club... Received his first was 43 yards...Gave up kicking to focus on his Major recall of the 2018 season on 5/3 to serve as the 26th man in DH vs. League dreams. Toronto, earning first ML win in Game 2 (3R/7.1IP)...Longest outing Wife, Allison, was a gymnast for four seasons at by a Tribe pitcher making his first career start since Cody Anderson UCLA and trained at the same gym as gold medalist worked 7.2IP on 6/21/2015...Plutko earned his second win in a 5/23 Carly Patterson and current UCLA standout gymnast start at Chicago-NL...Carried a no-hit bid into the 7th inning, holding the Katelyn Ohashi. Cubs scoreless over 6.0+ innings in the Tribe’s 1-0 victory...Won third Played Little League with current Tampa INF Daniel straight start on 5/28 vs. CWS, becoming the first Cleveland pitcher to Robertston in Upland, CA...Played travel ball with win each of his first three career starts since Scott Lewis...Earned his Jake Marisnick, whose father helped show him the first career save on 7/11 vs. Cincinnati by working the final 4.0 innings change-up grip he still uses to this day. of the Tribe’s 19-4 victory (marked the largest margin of victory in a save by a Tribe pitcher since the save became an official statistic in 1969)...Threw a no-hitter at Syracuse on 6/2 (9.0IP). ‹ 2017 Spent most of the season with the Clippers...Ranked ninth in the IL and seventh in Cleveland organization in innings (135.2)... He was with Cleveland, 6/16-22, 8/2-4, and 9/1-3 and did not appear in a game...Adam underwent surgical intervention on 10/9 in Dallas, TX to repair a tear in the labrum of his right hip...Surgery was performed by Dr. Bill Robertson. ‹ 2016 Combined 9-8 with a 3.73 ERA in 28 starts between Akron and Columbus (67ER/161.2IP)...He finished second among organizational in innings (161.2) and (130) and finished tied for first in starts (28)...Was promoted to Cleveland and added to the 40-man roster on 9/20... He made his MLB debut on 9/24 vs. CWS (1.2IP, 2H, 0R, 1BB, 2SO) and threw 2.0 innings in relief at Detroit on 9/27...Rated by BA as having the best change-up in the organization entering 2017. ‹ 2015 Split the season between Advanced-A Lynchburg and AA Akron, combining to go 13-7 with a 2.39 ERA (44ER/166.0IP) across 27 starts...Named an Organizational All-Star by MiLB.com...Ranked among organizational leaders in wins (T2nd, 13), ERA (1st), innings pitched (2nd, 166.0) and strikeouts (3rd, 137). PLUTKO'S FAVORITES PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS Favorite Movie: Scarface Full name ADAM GREGORY PLUTKO \plett-koh\...Married, Allison...One son, Favorite Group/Artist: Tupac Tucker...Majored in history and played college baseball at UCLA, finishing his Favorite Athlete Growing Up: Roger Clemens three-year stint there with second-most wins (29), starts (52) and IP (351.1) in school Favorite Team Growing Up: UCLA history...Career ERA of 2.25 and 272 career strikeouts both rank 7th on UCLA's Person Who Has Most Influenced You: all-time lists...Finished his career with most Postseason wins (7), starts (8), IP (57.2) Dad (Greg) and lowest ERA (0.94) in school history...One of just four players in UCLA history Favorite Road City: Chicago to earn All-Pac-12 honors three years in a row...10-3 w/a 2.25 ERA in 19 starts as Favorite Road Stadium: Fenway Park a junior (honorable mention All-America) for the CWS National Champs and was Favorite TV Show: Game of Thrones named College Most Outstanding Player...Logged a 2.63 ERA with 12 strikeouts and a 1.02 WHIP for the USA Collegiate National Team in the summer of 2012...As a sophomore in 2012 (12-3,2.48 ERA) captured Third-Team All-America honors from Baseball America and Second-Team All-America honors from Perfect Game USA...Played four years of baseball and graduated from Glendora (CA) High School in 2010...Earned CIF Southern Section Division II Player of the Year honors as a senior and helped lead Glendora to the 2010 CIF Southern Section Division II title, earning Under Armour Pre-Season All-America honors...Listed among the top 75 draft prospects for 2010 by Perfect Game...Sister, Sara, played soccer at Oregon... Has a passion for animals and is a regular volunteer at the Cleveland APL

PLUTKO'S CAREER GAME HIGHS K’s (starter): 9, Aug. 27, 2019 at Detroit; K’s (relief): 4, July 11, 2018 vs. Cincinnati; BB’s (starter): 5, Aug. 23, 2018 at Boston; BB's (relief): 3, Aug. 28, 2020 at St. Louis; LONGEST START: 7.1 IP, May 3, 2018 vs. Toronto (Game 2); LONGEST RELIEF: 4.2 IP, June 28, 2019 at Baltimore; WINNING STREAK: 3 games, May 3-28, 2018; LOSING STREAK: 4 games, June 30 - Sept. 3, 2018; HR: 4, May 23, 2019 vs. Tampa Bay; LAST WIN: Sept. 25, 2020 vs. Pittsburgh; LAST SAVE: Aug. 28, 2020 at St. Louis. 130