Brooklynites can Join ‘Team Franco’
Mets Hall of Famer to lead All-Star 5K run in Prospect Park
Bensonhurst native John Franco was a four-time All-Star during a career spanning three decades as a Major League reliever.
That’s why it’s only fitting that the Mets Hall of Famer will be leading the pack, so to speak, when “Team Franco” participates in Saturday’s MLB All-Star Game 5K & Fun Run throught Prospect Park benefitting Hurricane Sandy Relief.
Franco, who starred at Lafayette High School and St. John’s University, was a natural fit to host the charitable run, which will also include baseball royalty such as Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, three-time World Series-winning manager Tony La Russa, former Met phenom Dwight Gooden, and Ed Charles, Ed Kranepool and Art Shamsky of the 1969 Miracle Mets.