Players A to Z: F

Players A to Z: Luis Faccio (pictured) to Kevin Fynan
Most recent player added Nov. 8, 2022

F

 - Luis Faccio, Strikeout Total, 6/12/15

 - Ray Fagnant got call to turn pro, one to turn scout; Played in four seasons, missed call to bigs, 4/29/22

 - Rick Falkner picked up game-winners at single-A; Saw three seasons topped at high-A, 9/1/22
 - Steve Fanning, Family Hits, 1/31/19
 - Paul Faries, Hopes Up, 10/6/10
 - Monty Fariss, Some Advantages, 4/23/10

 - Kevin Farlow made transition from aluminum bat to wood; Saw seven pro seasons, made high-A, 10/6/22
 - Howard Farmer, Live Arm, 11/15/10
 - Mike Farmer, In Awe, 2/5/15
 - Reggie Farmer, Another Calling, 10/18/15
 - Ross Farnsworth, Developed Enough, 6/2/19
 - Keoki Farrish slid hard in a 1990 game at Great Falls; Saw three pro seasons, topped out at high-A, 5/21/20
 - Jeff Fassero, That Long, 3/26/14

 - Jim Faulk challenged the wind over five pro seasons, made AA, 1/18/21
 - Craig Faulkner, Ran Out, 4/4/11
 - Scott Faurot, Outside Pitch, 11/22/17
 - Brian Faw, Pro Ball, 3/21/19
 - Jeff Fayne, Top Team, 2/28/17
 - Rob Fazekas pitched better than his record in college; Played two seasons as a pro, 4/20/20
 - Joe Federico, Triple Play, 5/9/17
 - Antonio Felix, Career Night, 4/11/18
 - Nathanael Felix, His Name, 3/22/19
 - Juneiro Feliz played four seasons, then later killed his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend, another man and killed himself, 2/23/20
 - Jim Ferguson, Best Summer, 5/28/15

 - Greg Ferlenda didn't care where he pitched, as long as he pitched; Saw eight seasons, made AA, 8/6/22

 - Ed Ferm tested his arm at Lakeland; Played four pro seasons, made high-A, 9/7/21
 - Carlos Fermin, Game Winner, 9/9/16
 - Dan Fernandez, Backup Catcher, 2/15/13
 - Joey Fernandez, Waited For, 4/23/17

 - Jose Fernandez worked on his hitting out of college; Saw seven pro seasons, made AAA, 7/17/22
 - Rolando Fernandez, Teaching Starts, 7/26/13

 - Alex Ferran had a strong arm in outfield, later tried pitching; Made high-A, later played softball, 11/20/20
 - Tony Ferreira, Tight Spin, 10/20/12
 - Sam Ferretti, Stuck With, 4/26/14
 - Mike Ferry, Right Now, 5/14/13
 - Mike Fetters, Every Day, 7/1/10
 - Charlie Fiacco, Good Shape, 4/25/13

 - Andy Fidler impressed in high school, then turned pro; Saw four seasons, made single-A, 5/9/21 
 - Fielder's Choice Baseball Cards sponsored the 1990 Niagara Falls Rapids card set; Neither remains in Niagara Falls, 4/13/20
 - Bruce Fields, Impression Left, 11/14/11
 - Mike Fier, Back Out, 12/19/13
 - Mike Figga, Long Way, 3/26/19
 - Bien Figueroa, Stayed Healthy, 8/20/11
 - Fernando Figueroa, Third Save, 12/16/14
 - Bobby Filotei, Fist Pump, 5/8/13
 - Pete Filson, Liked to Play, 6/20/11
 - Rusty Filter, Good Sense, 9/17/13
 - Tom Fine, Lost Concentration, 2/18/13
 - Steve Finken, Wasn't Ready, 12/19/18
 - Brian Finley, Ninth Inning, 8/19/17
 - John Finn, Long Career, 12/2/15

 - Gar Finnvold proved his point in brief AAA shot; Later made bigs for eight starts, 7/15/21

 - Mike Fiore took top college career to Olympic gold; Later played three pro seasons, made AA, 7/17/22
 - Steve Fireovid, Level of Determination, 10/13/11
 - Brad Fischer, An Idea, 12/6/14
 - Jeff Fischer, Up and Down, 12/31/11
 - Tom Fischer, Level of Play, 11/9/10
 - Mike Fischlin, Whole Deal, 10/28/13
 - John Fishel, Anything Asked, 10/1/12
 - Brian Fisher, Good Idea, 12/30/11
 - Jack Fisher, Home Runs, 4/25/18
 - Corby Fister, Big Inning, 12/5/16
 - Doug Fitzer, That Coaching, 10/17/17
 - Dave Fitzgerald, Impress Somebody, 12/10/15
 - Mike Fitzgerald, His Best, 3/8/19
 - Rob Fitzgerald believed he saw an opening to the majors; Never made it above AA, 12/8/19
 - Dan Flanagan, Two Scoreless, 1/23/13
 - John Flaherty, Show Them, 10/29/10

 - Daniel Flath worked as a batboy in Sarasota; Later appears to have gone into real estate, coaching his kids, 1/22/22
 - Oneri Fleita, Positive Way, 2/22/16
 - Dave Fleming, Fully Appreciated, 11/9/18
 - Keith Fleming, Stayed In, 6/20/17
 - Huck Flener, Cut Short, 8/8/13

 - Bob Fletcher returned from elbow injury that cost a season' Saw three pro campaigns, made high-A, 2/20/22
 - Darrin Fletcher, A Lot of Pride, 1/10/11
 - Dave Fletcher, Three Games, 1/28/17
 - Dennis Fletcher, Come-Backer, 6/10/15
 - Paul Fletcher, Pretty Amazing, 12/24/12

 - Rob Fletcher helped his team break 1989 losing streak; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 12/25/20
 - Kevin Flora, For Her, 9/30/17
 - Don Florence, Held Them, 1/10/14
 - Jose Flores, Hit Streak, 1/20/16
 - Juan Flores took advantage of opportunity in college; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 6/19/20
 - Miguel Flores, Much Energy, 3/13/15
 - Bryce Florie, Got There, 6/18/14

 - Seth Fogler worked hard as a trainer in college, then worked hard as trainer over his career, 3/20/22
 - Jim Foley, Complete Game, 1/24/15
 - Marty Foley, Other Nights, 9/30/14
 - Marv Foley, Still Communicating, 2/20/11
 - P.J. Forbes, His Tenacity, 6/6/16
 - Calvin Ford, Outfield Assist, 7/31/13
 - Steve Ford, Dodger Way, 11/16/17
 - Stewart Ford, Closed Out, 7/3/15
 - Brook Fordyce, Newfound Confidence, 6/30/18
 - Jeff Forney, Skills Learned, 8/18/17

 - Gary Forrester made early contact, got first pro hit; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 10/4/20
 - Tom Forrester, In Style, 4/8/17
 - Tim Fortugno, It All, 6/11/17

 - Kevin Foster made switch from infield to pitching, saw bigs over seven seasons; Passed in 2008, 12/28/20
 - Lamar Foster, Lucky One, 2/3/15

 - Lindsay Foster lost high-A shortstop job to top pick; Saw eight pro seasons, made AAA, 8/20/22

 - Steve Foster, Career Ender, 8/16/17
 - John Fowler, Select Company, 2/1/16
 - Yale Fowler, Towering Shot, 12/11/17
 - Andy Fox, Basic Skill, 10/23/12
 - Dan Fox, Took Him, 2/9/16
 - Eric Fox, Smoked It, 1/2/12

 - Bob Fralick's playing career ended on Peleliu in WWII; His coaching, scouting career continued a lifetime, 3/26/22

 - Mike Frame returned from spike in his pitching hand to play as pro; Saw two seasons, 10/17/20
 - Sean Franceschi, Tough Start, 8/7/18
 - Orv Franchuk, Built Up, 5/19/16
 - Rene Francisco played two seasons, then turned scout, Royals assistant general manager, 11/8/19
 - Matt Franco took advice from his uncle - former minor leaguer Kurt Russell, 11/29/19
 - Manny Francois, Walk-Off, 4/23/14
 - Terry Francona, Worked Hard, 8/26/17
 - Jay Franklin, Deserved That, 5/19/14
 - Micah Franklin, Every Day, 3/22/17

 - Tony Franklin spent more than four decades in game, as player, then as manager, coach, 1/18/22
 - Carl Fraticelli, Came Ready, 2/22/13
 - Mike Frauenhoffer helped his college to three NAIA World Series appearances; Saw single pro season, 5/24/20
 - Lou Frazier, Pitcher Watching, 10/5/13
 - Ron Frazier, Big Game, 10/5/15
 - Charles Frederick, Little Mistake, 9/25/18

 - Scott Fredrickson saw a high school injury turn into a pitch that helped get him to bigs with Rockies, 10/31/22
 - Kelly Frederiksen, To Perfection, 12/16/13

 - Dan Freed started strong in Expos organization; Played five pro seasons, made AA, later became scout, 12/28/20
 - Dean Freeland, Still Thought, 1/6/19
 - Lavel Freeman, Tough Decision, 10/16/10
 - Marvin Freeman, Fine Arm, 6/7/11
 - Pete Freeman, Preserved Win, 2/21/15
 - Scott Freeman, Staff Lead, 11/20/17
 - Howie Freiling, Appreciated That, 6/6/19

 - Mike Freitas took baseball seriously in high school; Went on to nine-season pro career, made AAA, 6/14/21
 - Pedro Frias, Learned From, 12/20/17
 - Dave Fricke, Great Success, 3/13/17
 - Michael Friedland played two pro seasons, then, years later, helped coach son's Little League team, 9/30/19

 - Jason Friedman reminded one legend early of Fred Lynn; Saw nine pro seasons, made AAA, became lawyer, 7/10/21
 - John Fritz, Good Impression, 5/20/15
 - Todd Frohwirth, More Excited, 5/30/12

 - Chris Fruge came on strong, then got delayed shot at pros; Saw single pro campaign, 4/30/21
 - Brian Fry, Those Numbers, 5/13/13

 - Jeff Frye did what he needed to do to see eight ML seasons, hit for cycle; Later became agent, 7/2/22

 - Travis Fryman, Blue Collar, 9/28/11
 - Jon Fuller, Building Confidence, 1/30/14
 - Edwards Fully, Biggest Hits, 3/19/17
 - Ed Fulton, Confidence Built, 8/26/17
 - Greg Fulton, Best Defense, 9/27/10
 - Nathan Fults, Critical Look, 11/26/16
 - Mark Funderburk, Was Patient, 11/3/13
 - Manuel Furcal, Long Save, 11/13/14

 - Dan Furmanik turned pro as he remembered lost teammates; Played over four seasons, made high-A, 11/3/21
 - Tom Fusco, Some Things, 2/27/17
 - Grady Fuson, Hung In, 3/17/14
 - Fuss and Fuss Lincoln Mercury sponsored the 1990 Welland Pirates card set; Neither remains in Welland, 2/9/20
 - Mark Futrell believed pros would be opportunity of lifetime; Saw six pro seasons, four in independent ball, 2/15/20
 - Chris Fye, Two Hits, 2/7/13

 - Kevin Fynan signed as pro in storybook style; Played three seasons, made AA, 10/5/21