Franklin (head) is out of the lineup Friday against the Rangers, Roger Mooney of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
He was the victim of some terrible luck Wednesday, with a teammate's bat hitting Franklin in the head in the on-deck circle. Fortunately, Franklin passed his initial rounds of concussion testing and has been diagnosed with a head contusion, although concussion symptoms don't always surface right away and the team will probably want to be completely sure of Franklin's health before returning him to action.