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Jose Franco

Jose Franco #48

  • P
  • B/T: R/R
  • 6' 2"/257
  • Age: 25
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2026 Regular Season

G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
10 1-0 4.43 20.1 15 1.72

Career Regular Season

G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
10 1-0 4.43 20.1 15 1.72

Jose Franco Bio

  • Fullname: Jose Alejandro Franco
  • Born: 11/25/2000 in Maracay, Venezuela
  • Debut: 3/30/2026
Jose Alejandro Franco
Was signed by the Reds as a Minor League free agent, Oct. 16, 2018. Was signed by Richard Castro and Bob Engle.

2025

Went 10-4 with a 3.11 ERA in 31 games (26 starts) combined between AA-Chattanooga and AAA-Louisville (110.0 IP, 85 H, 47R/38ER, 54 BB, 118 K, .210 OBA)...Led all Reds Minor Leaguers with 10 wins while finishing among the leaders in starts (26, T1st), strikeouts (118, second), and innings pitched (110, fourth)...Named Southern League Pitcher of the Week for 4/28-5/4, 2025...Fanned a season high nine batters over five scoreless innings in the 6-0 win on 4/30 at Montgomery (1 BB)...Fired six shutout innings in the 3-0 victory on 6/5 at Knoxville (2 H, 1 BB, 3 K)...The Lookouts won 11 of the 14 games in which he started, including the final seven to win the Southern League First Half North Division title...Promoted from AA-Chattanooga to AAA-Louisville on 6/24...Didn't allow an earned run for the Bats from 8/10 to 8/26...Following the season played for Magallanes of the Venezuelan Winter League. 
Year W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2026 Regular Season 1 0 4.43 10 0 0 20.1 15 1.72
Career Regular Season 1 0 4.43 10 0 0 20.1 15 1.72
  • Status: Injured 7-Day
  • Next LOU Game: 08-15 vs TOL

Splits

Duration W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO WHIP
Last 7 Games 1 0 4.91 7 0 0 14.2 12 8 11 11 1.57
Last 15 Games 1 0 4.43 10 0 0 20.1 19 10 16 15 1.72
Last 30 Games - - --- - - - --- - - - - ---
Last 3 Games W L SV IP H ER BB SO
7/28 vs CLE 1 0 0 3.2 1 0 2 2
5/23 vs STL 0 0 0 2.0 3 3 3 1
5/7 @ CHC 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 1 1
Games by Position: RP (10)

News

7/28/2026 at 9:03 PM 7/28/2026 at 9:03 PM

Jose Franco leaves game with right elbow discomfort
7/28/2026 at 8:15 PM 7/28/2026 at 8:15 PM

Ball three call overturned to Strike two
5/23/2026 at 6:55 PM 5/23/2026 at 6:55 PM

Phillips optioned to Minors as part of Reds' bullpen shakeup
5/02/2026 at 6:32 PM 5/02/2026 at 6:32 PM

Ball 2 overturned after Reds' ABS challenge
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