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Frank Francisco (born September 11, 1979 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a current right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Texas Rangers.

Francisco was originally signed as an amateur free agent by the Boston Red Sox. He was traded by the Red Sox to the Chicago White Sox on July 31, 2002, along with Byeong Hak An in exchange for reliever Bobby Howry. On July 1, 2003, the White Sox acquired Carl Everett from the Rangers in exchange for three players to be named later. On July 25, 2003, Francisco, Josh Rupe, and Anthony Webster were sent to the Rangers to complete the trade.

Frank is best known for participating in one of the ugliest incidents of fan violence. On September 13, 2004, Frank threw a folding chair into the crowd in a game against the Oakland Athletics. The incident initially escalated when Rangers pitcher Doug Brocail charged from the Rangers' bullpen to confront a fan, Craig Bueno, who, members of the Rangers later claimed, had been heckling the Rangers pitcher about his stillborn child. The chair thrown by Francisco hit Bueno's wife in the face and caused a cut, which required stiches. Frank was arrested and on June 30, 2005, he pleaded no contest to charges. He was sentenced to anger management classes and a work program. A civil suit brought by the woman hit with the chair is still pending.

Francisco was suspended for the balance of the 2004 season, and missed the entire 2005 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery.

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