Julio Franco watches from the Fort Worth Cats dugout during a United League baseball game against the Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings in Fort Worth, Texas, Tuesday, May, 20, 2014. Franco played parts of 23 major league seasons for eight teams from 1982-2007, with stints in Japan, Mexico and South Korea during that time. He was a three-time All-Star and won the 1991 American League batting title while with the Texas Rangers from 1989-93. He was the oldest active player in the majors when he played his last game for Atlanta in 2007. (AP Photo/Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Ron Jenkins) MAGS OUT (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT
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