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Christian Franklin
Christian Franklin
Baltimore Orioles • Outfielder
Age 26 • 5' 9" • 195 lb
Bats: R • Throws: R
MLB Debut: 2026-08-04
Born: Overland Park , KS • USA
Draft: 2021
2026 Stats
G
21
AB
50
H
9
HR
0
RBI
1
R
6
SB
3
AVG
.180
OBP
.305
SLG
.220
OPS
.525
Career Stats
G
21
AB
50
H
9
HR
0
RBI
1
R
6
SB
3
AVG
.180
OBP
.305
SLG
.220
OPS
.525
Year-by-Year Hitting
Year Team GPAABH HRRBISB AVGOBPSLGOPSAwards
2026 BAL 21 59 50 9 — 1 3 .180 .305 .220 .525
Spring Training
Hitting
YearTeamGPAABHHRRBISBAVGOBPSLGOPS
2022 CHC 11—— ——— .000.000.000.000
2023 CHC 321— ——— .000.500.000.500
2024 CHC 912115 23— .455.5001.0001.500
2025 CHC 1328253 —12 .120.214.160.374
2026 WSH 1833328 —12 .250.273.250.523
Game Logs
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Hitting
Date Opponent AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO
2026-09-25 @ NYY 5 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 1
2026-09-25 @ NYY 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2026-09-23 vs TOR 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-09-21 vs TOR 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
2026-09-19 vs MIL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-08-30 @ ATH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-08-28 @ ATH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-08-25 @ STL 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2
2026-08-22 vs TB 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2026-08-18 vs NYY 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2026-08-17 @ TB 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-08-16 @ TB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-08-15 @ TB 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
2026-08-12 @ MIN 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
2026-08-11 @ MIN 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-08-10 @ MIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-08-08 @ TEX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-08-07 @ TEX 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-08-06 vs LAA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-08-05 vs LAA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2026-08-04 vs LAA 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Transactions
Entire history • newest first.
2026-09-19
Baltimore Orioles activated CF Christian Franklin from the 10-day injured list.
2026-09-13
Baltimore Orioles sent CF Christian Franklin on a rehab assignment to Norfolk Tides.
2026-09-13
Baltimore Orioles sent CF Christian Franklin on a rehab assignment to Norfolk Tides.
2026-09-01
Baltimore Orioles placed CF Christian Franklin on the 10-day injured list retroactive to August 31, 2026. Left hand inflammation.
2026-08-04
Baltimore Orioles activated LF Christian Franklin.
2026-08-03
Washington Nationals traded LF Christian Franklin to Baltimore Orioles for RHP Joe Glassey.
2026-03-23
Washington Nationals optioned LF Christian Franklin to Rochester Red Wings.
2025-11-18
Washington Nationals selected the contract of LF Christian Franklin from Rochester Red Wings.
2025-07-31
Washington Nationals traded RHP Michael Soroka to Chicago Cubs for SS Ronny Cruz and LF Christian Franklin.
2025-02-07
Chicago Cubs invited non-roster LF Christian Franklin to spring training.
2024-02-25
OF Christian Franklin assigned to Chicago Cubs.
2023-03-16
OF Christian Franklin and assigned to Chicago Cubs.
2022-03-17
OF Christian Franklin assigned to Chicago Cubs.
2022-03-17
OF Christian Franklin roster status changed by Chicago Cubs.
2021-07-15
Chicago Cubs signed OF Christian Franklin.
Scouting Report
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Season 2026
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Spray Chart
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1B 2B 3B HR
MLBAM-style coords scaled into stadium viewBox. Home plate baseline ≈ (125, 199). Stadium SVG: orioles.svg.
Results by Pitch Type
Pitch # Usage% Zone% Whiff% AVG HardHit%
4-Seam Fastball 96 38.6% 42.7% 26.5% .231 80.0%
Slider 53 21.3% 35.8% 33.3% .071 14.3%
Sinker 26 10.4% 69.2% 7.7% .333 12.5%
Cutter 22 8.8% 59.1% 25.0% .000 50.0%
Sweeper 20 8.0% 45.0% 40.0% .250 0.0%
Changeup 18 7.2% 16.7% 42.9% .200 0.0%
Curveball 10 4.0% 50.0% 33.3% .000 100.0%
Splitter 4 1.6% 50.0% 100.0% .000 0.0%
Total 249 100.0% 44.2% 28.9% .180 34.3%
Results by Pitch Category
Category # Usage% Zone% Whiff% AVG HardHit%
Fastball 144 57.8% 50.0% 21.8% .240 50.0%
Breaking 83 33.3% 39.8% 35.3% .105 18.2%
Offspeed 22 8.8% 22.7% 50.0% .167 0.0%
Total 249 100.0% 44.2% 28.9% .180 34.3%
MLB Avg - - 50.6% 25.3% .245 41.0%
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