The Japan TimesA Dominican Republic appeals court ordered a new trial for Wander Franco, less than six months after the Tampa Bay Rays shortstop received a two-year suspended prison sentence for sexual abuse of a minor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/10/baseball/mlb/wander-franco-new-trial/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #mlb #wanderfranco #tampabayrays #dominicanrepublic
Baseball star Wander Franco was given a two-year suspended sentence by a court in the Dominican Republic on Thursday after being found guilty of sexually abusing a teenage girl. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/06/27/baseball/wander-franco-found-guilty/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #wanderfranco #tampabayrays #sexcrimes
DeadlineTampa Bay Rays Baseball Star Wander Franco Formally Charged With Rape Of A Minor And Human Trafficking
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LilMikeSF22 yr old #MLB #AllStar player #WanderFranco released from jail in #DominicanRepublic after judge dismisses charges of #MoneyLaundering and #SexualExploitation of a minor, but still could face counts of sexual and psychological abuse and child abduction regarding apparent inappropriate contact with a 14-year-old that first surfaced on #socialmedia last August and led to his late season disappearance from #TampaBayRays roster. Franco, for his part, has blanket denied the allegations as coming from people "who don't know what they're talking about" and #gossip, despite incriminating financial finds with the girl's mother, #photos and witness testimony that have clouded his once promising professional future. Franco's contract was estimated at 20% of the #TampaBay team's total payroll outlay, and while on #AdministrativeLeave has received his minimum $2m annual salary. His 11-year contract that was signed in 2021 included a $700k signing bonus for the then #rookie at age 20, and had potential earnings of $182 million in his first decade as a #ProBaseball player.
Rays shortstop Wander Franco faces judge as officials accuse him of having sex with a 14-year-old
Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco appeared in a Dominican court Friday to face allegations that he had a brief relationship with a 14-year-old girl and gave her mother a small car and thousands of dollars in exchange for her consent, according to court documents obtained by The Associated Press.
Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco did not show up Thursday morning to answer a summons in the Dominican Republic pertaining to allegations he engaged in relationships with minors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/12/29/baseball/mlb/franco-no-show-dominican/?utm_content=buffer96fc2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #baseball #mlb #wanderfranco #sexcrimes #dominicanrepublic #tampabayrays
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Online MLBhttps://www.olmlb.com/250767/ [Rodriguez] ワンダー・フランコ事件の最新情報 「多くの進展があった」と、この問題に詳しい関係者は @DiarioLibre に語った。 「この事件は一部のメディアで噂されているほど単純ではない。多くの人々が関与しており、さらに多くの未成年者が関与している。」 @VicBaezS #WanderFranco 経由 #Baseball #ベースボール #野球
Tony Crenshaw's LatteNow #MLB has opened an official investigation to #WanderFranco allegations, and #Rays have placed him on restricted list.
Please wait while I go get some popcorn.
I have no idea whether the allegations against #WanderFranco that he dated a 14-yr-old girl is true or not. (I hope not, because that's a pretty ugly scandal)
However, the fact that the day this allegation surfaced, and the day that Rays decided to pull Franco from the lineup, is the same day that Rays were doing a Wander Franco hat giveaway for CHILDREN 14 OR YOUNGER is simply too hilarious.
Like, is serendipity trying to tell us something???