Jesse Franklin V
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| Jesse Franklin V | |
|---|---|
| Free agent | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: December 1, 1998 Seattle, Washington, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left |
Jesse Owen Franklin V (born December 1, 1998) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent.
Franklin attended Seattle Preparatory School in Seattle, Washington.[1] Alongside baseball, he also played basketball and American football.[2] During his sophomore baseball season in 2015, Franklin hit .532.[3] In 2017, his senior year, he batted .571 with four home runs and was named Washington's Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year.[4][5] He was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 37th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and instead enrolled at the University of Michigan where he played college baseball.[6]
In 2018, Franklin's freshman year at Michigan, he appeared in 47 games in which he hit .327 with ten home runs and 47 RBI.[7] He was named Player of the Week once and Freshman of the Week three times throughout the season.[8] He played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Brewster Whitecaps that summer.[9] As a sophomore in 2019, he batted .262 with 13 home runs and 55 RBI over 68 games.[10] He returned to Brewster after the season's end.[11] Franklin did not make an appearance during the 2020 season due to a collarbone injury and the season being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][12]