Junior Fernández
Junior Fabio (Franco) Fernández
Born: March 2, 1997
Santo Domingo, DO
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 180
Career: 2015-2025
Major League Statistics
Junior (Franco) Fernández compiled a career record of 29 wins and 28 losses, with 24 saves, and a 3.88 ERA in his 262-game pitching career with the Cardinals, Palm Beach Cardinals, Peoria Chiefs, Springfield Cardinals, Memphis Redbirds, Indianapolis Indians, Rochester Red Wings, Buffalo Bisons, Syracuse Mets and Omaha Storm Chasers. He began playing during the 2015 season and last took the field during the 2025 campaign.
 Palm Beach Cardinals |
 Cardinals |
 Peoria Chiefs |
 Springfield Cardinals |
 Memphis Redbirds |
 Indianapolis Indians |
 Rochester Red Wings |
 Buffalo Bisons |
 Omaha Storm Chasers |
 Syracuse Mets |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Advanced A | FLOR | Palm Beach Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 1.35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | |
| 2015 | R | GULF | Cardinals | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.88 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.0 | 54 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 58 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 219 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | FLOR | Palm Beach Cardinals | 2 | 2 | .500 | 5.36 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.7 | 48 | 29 | 26 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 200 |
| 2016 | A | MIDW | Peoria Chiefs | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.33 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78.3 | 71 | 37 | 29 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 335 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | FLOR | Palm Beach Cardinals | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3.69 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90.3 | 82 | 41 | 37 | 5 | 39 | 1 | 58 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 383 |
| 2018 | AA | TL | Springfield Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 5.14 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 95 | |
| 2018 | Advanced A | FLOR | Palm Beach Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9.7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 2019 | AA | TL | Springfield Cardinals | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.55 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 29.0 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 115 |
| 2019 | Advanced A | FLOR | Palm Beach Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 1.54 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11.7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 51 | |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.48 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24.3 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 102 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Memphis Redbirds | 1 | 2 | .333 | 6.28 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14.3 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Memphis Redbirds | 1 | 3 | .250 | 5.45 | 35 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 36.3 | 47 | 24 | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 171 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 3 | 2 | .600 | 5.69 | 42 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49.0 | 58 | 35 | 31 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 231 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2.79 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 |
| 2025 | AAA | IL | Omaha Storm Chasers | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.93 | 31 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38.3 | 33 | 25 | 21 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 175 |
| 2025 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Mets | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Totals | 29 | 28 | .509 | 3.88 | 262 | 46 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 526.0 | 506 | 266 | 227 | 32 | 245 | 5 | 495 | 37 | 4 | 56 | 2304 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | AA | TL | Springfield Cardinals | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | AA | TL | Springfield Cardinals | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 52 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Advanced A | FLOR | Palm Beach Cardinals | P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2015 | R | GULF | Cardinals | P | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2016 | A | MIDW | Peoria Chiefs | P | 14 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | .917 | 1.571 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | FLOR | Palm Beach Cardinals | P | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | FLOR | Palm Beach Cardinals | P | 16 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | .818 | 1.125 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | FLOR | Palm Beach Cardinals | P | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .125 |
| 2018 | AA | TL | Springfield Cardinals | P | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 2019 | Advanced A | FLOR | Palm Beach Cardinals | P | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 2019 | AA | TL | Springfield Cardinals | P | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .222 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | P | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .111 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Memphis Redbirds | P | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .077 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | P | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .167 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Memphis Redbirds | P | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .086 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .222 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 42 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .889 | .190 |
| 2025 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Mets | P | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 2025 | AAA | IL | Omaha Storm Chasers | P | 31 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .875 | .226 |
| Totals | 221 | 34 | 61 | 10 | 8 | .905 | .430 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | R | Gulf Coast League | Cardinals | SLN | June 26, 2015 | August 26, 2015 |
| 2015 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Palm Beach Cardinals | SLN | September 1, 2015 | September 6, 2015 |
| 2016 | A | Midwest League | Peoria Chiefs | SLN | April 11, 2016 | July 1, 2016 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Palm Beach Cardinals | SLN | July 6, 2016 | September 3, 2016 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Palm Beach Cardinals | SLN | April 6, 2017 | July 26, 2017 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Palm Beach Cardinals | SLN | June 10, 2018 | July 7, 2018 |
| 2018 | AA | Texas League | Springfield Cardinals | SLN | July 13, 2018 | September 2, 2018 |
| 2019 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Palm Beach Cardinals | SLN | April 4, 2019 | April 26, 2019 |
| 2019 | AA | Texas League | Springfield Cardinals | SLN | May 1, 2019 | June 23, 2019 |
| 2019 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Memphis Redbirds | SLN | June 25, 2019 | August 29, 2019 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAA East | Memphis Redbirds | SLN | May 5, 2021 | August 12, 2021 |
| 2022 | AAA | International League | Memphis Redbirds | SLN | April 5, 2022 | September 4, 2022 |
| 2022 | AAA | International League | Indianapolis Indians | PIT | September 9, 2022 | September 27, 2022 |
| 2023 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | TOR | April 1, 2023 | August 19, 2023 |
| 2023 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | WAS | August 30, 2023 | September 23, 2023 |
| 2025 | AAA | International League | Omaha Storm Chasers | KCA | April 1, 2025 | June 29, 2025 |
| 2025 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Mets | NYN | July 11, 2025 | July 30, 2025 |
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