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Phils 3B Prospect Maikel Franco Video Footage

Phillies third base prospect Maikel Franco has been tearing through the competition at multiple levels this year to the tune of a .322 average along with 21 home runs and 70 RBI through 92 combined games with Class A Advanced Clearwater and Double-A Reading.

The 20-year-old Dominican represented the Phils in the MLB Futures Games last week and is one of the organization's fastest rising prospects.

In reviewing some video clips I shot recently, when Reading visited Trenton, I pooled some footage of Maikel together and that video, featuring some batting practice and a fly out against Thunder hurler Zach Nuding, is in the media player below.

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