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Jeffrey Braden Francoeur (; born January 8, 1984), nicknamed "Frenchy", is an American professional baseball right fielder for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Atlanta Braves, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Kansas City Royals, San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres. Francoeur is noted for his strong throwing arm in the outfield and his free-swinging tendencies in the batter's box. He won a Rawlings Gold Glove Award in 2007. ==Minor league career== Francoeur was selected by the Braves in the first round of the June 2002 amateur draft. A 4-star Defensive Back committed to Clemson, he chose to forego college to play baseball. After the draft, Francoeur was assigned to the team's advanced Rookie League club in Danville, Virginia, where he played 38 games and hit .327 with 8 home runs and 31 RBIs. Francoeur advanced steadily through the Braves minor league system, playing for Rome (Low A) in 2003, Myrtle Beach (High A) and Greenville (former AA) in 2004, and Mississippi (AA) in 2005. Francoeur was a member of the Rome Braves inaugural season team which went on to win the 2003 South Atlantic League Championship. He led that team in home runs with 14. In 2004, Francoeur was named the top prospect in the Braves organization by ''Baseball America''. He was a member of the Carolina League regular season and postseason All-Star team. In 2005, he was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game before getting called up by Atlanta. In March 2014, after he was released by the Cleveland Indians, Francoeur signed with the San Diego Padres and was sent to the El Paso Chihuahuas in Triple A. Francoeur’s new teammates played an elaborate month-long prank on him by convincing him that pitcher Jorge Reyes was deaf.〔 Reyes cooperated with the prank, maintaining the appearance of being deaf by not speaking or listening to music.〔〔 Chihuahuas first baseman/outfielder Cody Decker made a short film about the prank.〔 Sportswriter Peter Gammons called Decker "My new favorite person." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jeff Francoeur」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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