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Jeff Francoeur, Royals Reach Agreement

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The Royals and Jeff Francoeur agreed to terms on a one-year deal Wednesday, reuniting the outfielder with Dayton Moore, the man who eight years ago had a big hand in drafting him out of a Georgia high school. Moore, now the Royals general manager, was the director of player development with the...

Jeff Francoeur Rejects Minor League Assignment, Becomes Free Agent

Who will be the next team to give their beat writers the chance to wax rhapsodic about Jeff Francoeur while he's in the midst of a 1-for-30 slump at the plate? That's the question on everyone's mind Wednesday with the news that Francoeur has rejected the Rangers' outright assignment to Triple-A in favor of becoming a...

At Cliff's Edge, Rangers Turn to Lee

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers are up against it now. Down three games to one to San Francisco in the World Series, they face elimination in Game 5 Monday night, and their opposition is two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum. On the bright side, Texas has its ace, Cliff Lee, pitching in this one, and he's...

Mistake-Prone Rangers Head Home With ALCS Still in the Balance

NEW YORK -- The Texas Rangers sent out an invite in the early afternoon Wednesday telling their fans they'd have a chance to greet the team plane at DFW Airport in the wee small hours of Thursday morning. The hope was that the Rangers would be bringing a first-ever American League title in their carry-on. Instead, they...

Francoeur: Rangers, Rays 'Hosed' by Early Start Times

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Jeff Francoeur is looking forward to Game 5 of the Rangers-Rays Division Series for one reason. A chance to sleep in. Francoeur, the Texas outfielder, said Monday that his team and Tampa Bay "got hosed" by Major League Baseball and TBS on the start times of the first four games of the...

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06/01/12 Francoeur, Paulino voted top Royals for May Source: MLB - Kansas City Royals Right fielder Jeff Francoeur and right-hander Felipe Paulino were voted the Royals' Player and Pitcher of the Month for May by Kansas City media members.
05/29/12 imagecache imagecache-square_thumbnail... Source: CJ Online - Topeka KS Jeff Francoeur had a terrific weekend, and the notoriously streaky hitter hopes the rest of the Royals will follow his success.
05/28/12 Lopez's 3 RBIs Lead Indians Past Royals 8-5 Source: The New York Times - New York NY Josh Tomlin (2-2) gave up four runs and four hits in five innings as Cleveland broke a three-game losing streak.
05/28/12 Francoeur, Butler homer in Royals' 4-2 win Source: News and Tribune - Jefferson City MO Jeff Francoeur had a terrific weekend, and the notoriously streaky hitter hopes the rest of the Royals will follow his success.
05/28/12 Sunday's American League Capsules Source: News and Tribune - Jefferson City MO Will Rhymes went 3 for 3 with three singles and an RBI for the Rays, who lost Saturday night on a pinch-hit, two-run homer by Jarrod Saltalamacchia in the ninth off closer Fernando Rodney.

Background on jeff francoeur

Jeffrey Braden Francoeur (; born January 8, 1984 in Atlanta, Georgia), nicknamed "Frenchy", is a Major League Baseball right fielder who now plays for the Kansas City Royals.

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