Dominican prosecutors have requested that suspended Tampa Bay Rays player Wander Franco be sentenced to five years in prison ...

(AP/ Martin Adames ) Wander Franco, the suspended Tampa Bay Rays shortstop facing sexual abuse charges, was found guilty on Thursday but received a two-year suspended sentence. Tampa Bay Rays ...

Former Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was found guilty of sexual abuse of a minor in the Dominican Republic on Thursday, per ESPN's Jeff Passan. The charges stemmed from Franco's illegal ...

Wander Franco was found guilty of sexually abusing a minor and handed a suspended sentence.

Ex-Rays star Wander Franco receives suspended sentence after conviction of sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl Wander Franco appears to have avoided prison, but his MLB career remains on ...

Wander Franco has been found guilty of psychological and sexual abuse of a minor in the Dominican Republic - but the ex-MLB star has avoided prison. The former Tampa Bay Rays shortstop was on ...

A court in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, found baseball player Wander Franco — of the Tampa Bay Rays — guilty of abuse and sexual exploitation of a minor and imposed a two-year prison ...

While rulings are typically handled the same day, a judge said more time is needed due to the amount of evidence and testimony.

Wander Franco at his trial on Monday, June 23. AP “We are requesting a five-year prison sentence for the proven crime of sexual abuse against a minor,” prosecutor José Martínez said.

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco reacts after hearing his sentence during his trial on charges of sexual abuse of a minor, in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, Thursday, June 26, 2025.

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco likely faces the end his MLB career after receiving a suspended sentence for sexual abuse of a minor.