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The Baltimore Orioles have signed third baseman Maikel Franco to a one-year contract, the team announced Tuesday.
Franco, 28, appeared in all 60 games for the Kansas City Royals in 2020. He batted .278/.321/.457 with 16 doubles, eight home runs and 38 RBI. He led the team in doubles, extra-base hits and RBI.
We have signed INF Maikel Franco to a one-year contract for the 2021 season. pic.twitter.com/JMBTFJFox9 Baltimore Orioles ?? (@Orioles) March 16, 2021
Koby Perez, the Orioles current senior director of international scouting, signed the Dominican Republic native for the Philadelphia Phillies in 2010. Franco made his Major League debut in 2014 and spent six seasons with the Phillies before he signed with the Royals for last season.
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By Liam Davis
December 12, 2020
Each year, the Winter Meetings is one of the most exciting weeks of the MLB offseason. The hot stove is heating up, the winter holidays and a new year are just around the corner, and Spring Training is only a couple of months away.
Despite taking place virtually, this year’s Winter Meetings were no different. Throughout the week, the Orioles’ Baseball Operations department was hard at work, doing everything from attending virtual meetings with executives from other clubs to fortifying the farm system, and even adding some talent at the Major League level through the annual Rule 5 Draft.