Frank Francisco: Difference between revisions

Francisco is best known for participating in a notable incident involving [[List of violent spectator incidents in sports|fan violence]]. On September 13, {{mlby|2004}}, where he threw a folding chair into the crowd during a game against the [[Oakland Athletics]].<ref>[http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/story/7680194 Rangers' Francisco arrested for hitting fans with thrown chair] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041217215057/http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/story/7680194 |date=2004-12-17 }}, [[CBS]]. Published September 14, 2004. Retrieved October 4, 2008.</ref> The incident initially escalated when Rangers pitcher [[Doug Brocail]] confronted a fan. Francisco, who was in the dugout when all this was happening in the bullpen, ran from the dugout to the bullpen and threw a folding chair into the crowd, hitting a female fan in the face, breaking her nose and causing a cut which required stitches.<ref>{{cite web|last1=esterbook|first1=john|title=Chair-Throwing Pitcher Suspended|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/chair-throwing-pitcher-suspended/|website=cbs news|access-date=May 16, 2016}}</ref> Francisco was arrested and on June 30, 2005, he pleaded [[nolo contendere|no contest]] to the charges. He was sentenced to anger management classes and a work program. A civil suit brought by the woman who had been struck by the chair was settled on January 12, 2007. Terms of the settlement included an undisclosed payment and a public apology.