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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic (AP) — Wander Franco, the suspended Tampa Bay Rays shortstop charged in a sexual abuse case, was found guilty on Thursday but received a two-year suspended sentence.

Wander Franco was found guilty of sexual abuse of a minor in the Dominican Republic on Thursday, according to ESPN Deportes’ Juan Arturo Recio.

Wander Franco found guilty of sexual abuse, Dominican court hands down two-year suspended prison sentence Franco was convicted of a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl ...

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, left, 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.