- Exactly 12 years after he gained his first MLB save, Franco becomes the first left-hander to record 300 saves. (April 29, 1996)
- Franco wears a Department of Sanitation T-shirt when he pitches to honor his late father, James, who worked there.
- Graduated from Lafayette High School (Brooklyn, NY), the same school Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax attended.
- Pitched two no-hitters in his freshman year at St. John's University. He was inducted into the St. John's University Sports Hall of Fame in January, 1998.
- Mets announce Franco will miss the remainder of this season and probably most of 2003 after an MRI revealed an injury to the medial collateral ligament and the flexor tendon in his elbow. He is in the second year of a three-year deal worth $10.5 million. (May 8, 2002)
- He and wife Rose have a daughter Nicole (5/18/88); and a son J.J (John James) (2/2/92)
- Second on the all-time MLB saves list (424).
- Cincinnati Reds All-Time Save Leader (148).
- New York Mets All-Time Games Pitched Leader (643).
- New York Mets All-Time Save Leader (276).
- Holds the major league record for most lifetime appearances by a pitcher with no games started (1,119).
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