Galaxy's Franklin to miss 4-6 months
Last season's MLS Gatorade Rookie of the Year out after hamstring surgery
The 2008 MLS Rookie of the Year, Franklin missed the first month of preseason after undergoing surgery to repair a bilateral sports hernia. That injury was first diagnosed while with the U.S. National Team in January, but Franklin was back on the field a month later for the Pan-Pacific Championship. He went on to appear in eight of the Galaxy's first nine games of the season before suffering the injury against Columbus. Franklin has started all eight of the games in which he has appeared in this season, tallying one assist and taking three shots in his 675 minutes on the field.
As a rookie in 2008, Franklin appeared in 27 games, making 26 starts and setting Galaxy rookie records in both categories, as well as minutes played by a rookie with 2,385 minutes played. The 24-year-old Cal State-Northridge graduate tallied one assist last season and spent much of the year playing in central defense before moving to right back this season.
The LA Galaxy are back in action on Saturday, May 30 when they host the Kansas City Wizards at 7:30 p.m. This game is part of a double header at The Home Depot Center that begins at 4 p.m. with the Los Angeles Sol hosting St. Louis Athletica in a WPS game. Tickets for this game, and all other Galaxy home games are on sale now. Call 1-877-3GALAXY or visit www.lagalaxy.com for more details or to purchase tickets.
