Biography

Franklin German (born September 22, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Louisville Bats, in the Cincinnati Reds organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox. Biography New York Yankees German attended Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School in Spring Hill, Florida, and played college baseball at the University of North Florida. In 2017, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the fourth round of the 2018 MLB draft. He spent his first professional season with the Gulf Coast Yankees and Staten Island Yankees. In 2019, German played with the Gulf Coast Yankees and Tampa Tarpons. He did not play for a team in 2020, due to the Minor League Baseball season being canceled. Boston Red Sox On January 25, 2021, the Yankees traded German and Adam Ottavino to the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later. German pitched during 2021 with the Portland Sea Dogs of Double-A and started 2022 with Portland before being promoted to the Worcester Red Sox of Triple-A during the season. On September 17, the Red Sox added German to their active roster. He made his major-league debut that day, allowing four runs without retiring a batter while facing four batters in relief. German was named the minor-league Relief Pitcher of the Year by the Red Sox organization.

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Recent Matches (Louisville Bats)