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Jesse Franklin V
Free agent
Outfielder
Born: (1998-12-01) December 1, 1998 (age 26)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left

Jesse Owen Franklin V (born December 1, 1998) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent.

Amateur career

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Franklin attended Seattle Preparatory School in Seattle, Washington.[1] Alongside baseball, he also played basketball and American football.[2] During his sophomore baseball season in 2015, Franklin hit .532.[3] In 2017, his senior year, he batted .571 with four home runs and was named Washington's Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year.[4][5] He was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 37th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and instead enrolled at the University of Michigan where he played college baseball.[6]

In 2018, Franklin's freshman year at Michigan, he appeared in 47 games in which he hit .327 with ten home runs and 47 RBI.[7] He was named Player of the Week once and Freshman of the Week three times throughout the season.[8] He played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Brewster Whitecaps that summer.[9] As a sophomore in 2019, he batted .262 with 13 home runs and 55 RBI over 68 games.[10] He returned to Brewster after the season's end.[11] Franklin did not make an appearance during the 2020 season due to a collarbone injury and the season being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][12]

Professional career

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Franklin was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the third round, with the 97th overall selection, of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[13][14] He signed for $497,500,[15] but did not play in a game after signing due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[16]

Franklin made his professional debut in 2021 with the Rome Braves of the High-A East, slashing .244/.320/.522 with 24 home runs, 61 RBI, and 19 stolen bases over 101 games.[17] His 24 home runs were most among Atlanta minor leaguers and were also tied for first place in the league.[18] Franklin was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Peoria Javelinas after the season.[19] He was assigned to the Mississippi Braves of the Double-A Southern League to begin the 2022 season.[20] In early June, he underwent Tommy John surgery which forced him to miss the remainder of the season.[21]

Franklin returned to action in 2023 with Mississippi, hitting .232 with 15 home runs and 46 RBI over 94 games.[22] Franklin missed the entirety of the 2024 season due to shoulder tenditis.[23] On January 29, 2025, Franklin was released by the Braves organization.[24]

References

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  1. ^ "Seattle Prep signs 6 athletes to continue athletic careers in college | king5.com". November 9, 2016. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  2. ^ a b O'Brien, David (March 9, 2022). "After early struggles, Braves prospect Jesse Franklin emerging as another potential slugger". The Athletic. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023. As a three-sport high school athlete in Seattle, Jesse Franklin — linebacker/running back in the fall, rebounder/screen-setter in winter — didn't play as much baseball as most prospects from Sun Belt states. Throw in a broken collarbone from a skiing crash that sidelined him for the truncated 2020 college season at Michigan and the pandemic that erased the minor-league season that year, and perhaps it shouldn't have been surprising when Franklin struggled last year at the outset of his first professional season.
  3. ^ Ringer, Sandy; Liebeskind, Josh; Massey, Matt (May 24, 2015). "Star Times: Spring sports all-stars".
  4. ^ Evans, Jayda (June 2, 2017). "Seattle Prep's Jesse Franklin tapped as the state's Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year". Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "Reference at playeroftheyear.gatorade.com" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  6. ^ "Mariners wrap up 2017 draft with top 10 picks all expected to sign contracts". June 14, 2017. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  7. ^ "Jesse Franklin Impresses With Work Ethic". Baseball America. July 2, 2021. Archived from the original on September 28, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  8. ^ "Jesse Franklin and an incredible freshman year turnaround". April 26, 2018.
  9. ^ "Jesse Franklin - Cape Cod Baseball League - player | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
  10. ^ "Michigan baseball: Complete 2020 projected lineup and preseason grade | NCAA.com".
  11. ^ "Jesse Franklin - Cape Cod Baseball League - player | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
  12. ^ Burns, Gabriel. "Braves take four college players in shortened MLB draft". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  13. ^ Smith, Lauren (June 12, 2020). "Former high school standouts from Seattle, Spokane selected in 2020 MLB Draft". The News-Tribune.
  14. ^ "MLB draft: Michigan OF Jesse Franklin selected in 3rd round by Atlanta Braves - mlive.com". June 12, 2020. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  15. ^ Burns, Gabriel. "Report: Braves sign three draftees, one remains unsigned". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  16. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  17. ^ "Langeliers, Elder leading Braves' new wave". Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  18. ^ "Braves Release Arizona Fall League Roster | Yardbarker". October 6, 2021. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  19. ^ "Arizona Fall League rosters 2021 prospect loaded". MLB.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  20. ^ "Atlanta Braves announce M-Braves Opening Day Roster". Archived from the original on April 4, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  21. ^ Law, Keith (February 6, 2023). "Atlanta's top 20 prospects 2023: Keith Law ranks its minor league farm system". The Athletic. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  22. ^ "Jesse Franklin V Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News".
  23. ^ "Braves' Jesse Franklin V: Out with shoulder tendinitis". cbssports.com. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  24. ^ "Braves News: Bullpen projections, Jesse Franklin V released, and more". batterypower.com. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
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