| Date | News |
| 10/30/07 | Franco filed for free agency on Monday. |
| 9/01/07 | Franco was recalled from Triple-A. |
| 8/08/07 | Franco has cleared waivers and accepted an assignment with Single-A. He will be called up in September. |
| 8/04/07 | Franco plans to accept his minor league assignment with the Braves. |
| 8/01/07 | Braves designated Franco for assignment. |
| 7/18/07 | Braves signed Franco to a major league contract. He will report to the team on Thursday. |
| 7/13/07 | Mets designated Franco for assignment. |
| 3/11/07 | Franco had x-rays taken on his left hand and may miss some spring training games with inflammation in a tendon. The injury is not considered serious. |
| 12/10/05 | The Mets signed Franco to a two-year deal worth $2.2 million to be a pinch hitter. |
| 10/28/05 | Franco filed for free agency on Thursday. |
| 8/30/05 | Franco will be out several days after an MRI showed inflammation in his sore left elbow. |
| 8/29/05 | Franco has a sore left elbow that he'll have X-rayed today. He is day-to-day. |
| 12/09/04 | Braves re-signed Franco to a one-year contract. |
| 5/28/04 | Franco didn't start tonight because of a sore back. |
| 5/01/04 | Franco returned to action today and walked as a pinch-hitter. |
| 5/01/04 | Franco has joined the Braves after sitting out with an inner ear infection. |
| 4/26/04 | Franco didn't make the trip to San Francisco for tonight's game because he's fighting an inner-ear infection. He's day-to-day. |
| 4/24/04 | Franco left tonight's game after suffering a dizzy spell. He's day-to-day. |
| 4/24/04 | Franco was forced to leave tonight's game after getting a base hit with apparent dizziness. |
| 10/28/03 | Franco has filed for free agency. |
| 9/02/03 | Braves activated Franco from the DL. |
| 8/27/03 | Franco should be able to return when he is eligible to come off the DL next week. |
| 8/18/03 | The Braves put Franco on the DL today with a fractured middle finger. |
| 3/28/03 | Franco had his contract purchased by the Braves today and will be on the Opening Day roster. |
| 12/20/02 | The Braves re-signed Franco to a minor-league contract today and invited him to spring training. |
| 12/19/02 | First baseman Julio Franco turned down arbitration, but the Braves intend to negotiate with him until the Jan. 8 deadline.
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| 12/08/02 | The Braves offered arbitration to first baseman Julio Franco. |
| 10/28/02 | Franco filed for free agency today. |
| 8/22/02 | The right-handed Franco has raised his average to .309 when playing first base; he is hitting .341 since June 15. However, he is still in a platoon situation with Matt Franco. |
| 6/08/02 | Franco got a routine night off last night. He will be back in the lineup tonight in Texas. |
| 6/07/02 | Julio Franco's first-inning RBI on a ground out gave the Braves first baseman 1,000 for his career. . . . |
| 6/06/02 | Franco has now hit in 9 straight games and in less than 3 weeks has raised his batting average almost 100 points to .261. We are not saying that he is the all star player he once was but if this keeps up, he might be a good mid-season addition to your team. He has become the everyday first baseman. |
| 6/01/02 | Suddenly Franco is the hottest hitter for the Braves. Last night against the reds, he had his 4th straight multi hit game and is currently on a 10-22 tear. |
| 5/08/02 | Franco has now gone 55 at bats without an RBI this season....If he is on your fantasy team, it would probably be wise to take him out of your line up. (Doesn't take a brain surgeon to figure that out.) Why he is still playing with the Braves is a big question also. |
| 4/30/02 | Franco is having the worst start of his career hitting only .149. In an effort to change this, he is changing his uniform number from 4 to 23......OK, I guess his owners will be happy about this....? |
| 4/23/02 | Franco has yet to get an RBI this season in 44 at bats and is still batting below .200. Maybe his age is starting to catch up to him. |
| 4/17/02 | Franco will be starting at first base if the ailing Gary Sheffield is unable to go tonight. B.J. Surhoff, the Braves regular first baseman will be taking Sheffield's job in right field. |
| 4/13/02 | The idea of platooning Franco at first has apparantly been scrapped. He has had only a few at bats and it looks like B.J. Surhoff is the everyday first baseman for the Braves. |
| 3/19/02 | Franco leads the braves this spring in RBI with 9 and hitting with a .341 average. The braves still intend on having him share 1st base time with Wes Helms when the season starts. |
| 12/17/01 | Franco signed a minor-league contract with the Braves today and has been invited to spring training. He will probably not see much playing time at first base this year as Wes Helms will get the bulk of the duties there this season. |
| 12/08/01 | The Braves offered salary arbitration to Franco yesterday. He has until December 19 to accept or reject the offer. |
| 11/06/01 | Franco filed for free agency yesterday. |
| 10/13/01 | Franco injured his elbow in the final game against the Astros. X-rays taken were negative and he is expected to be ready for the NLCS. |
| 9/03/01 | The 43-year old Franco has played first base for the Braves since he arrived and may continue to get the majority of at-bats there as long as he is hitting. |
| 8/31/01 | Just because he hasn't played in the majors since 1997, the Braves were not deterred and picked up Franco today from the Mexican league. He will join the team Saturday. |
Julio Franco
