Wander Franco's promising MLB career with the Tampa Bay Rays derailed following accusations of sexual assault of a minor in ...

He was arrested last year after being accused of having a four-month relationship with a girl who was 14 at the time.

Suspended Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been found guilty of sexually abusing a child. A Dominican Republic ...

Wander Franco of the Tampa Bay Rays was handed a two-year suspended sentence for sexual abuse of a minor.

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been found guilty of sexually abusing a minor in the Dominican Republic, but under terms of the deal, the star player's 2-year prison sentence was suspended.

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was found guilty of sexually abusing a minor by a court in the Dominican Republic on Thursday. The 24-year-old ex-All-Star was given a suspended prison ...

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco attends his trial on charges of sexual abuse of a minor in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, Monday, June 23, 2025.

Wander Franco, the suspended Rays player, has been found guilty in a sexual abuse case but received a two-year suspended sentence.

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was sentenced to two years in prison on Thursday by a judge in the Dominican Republic and found guilty of sexual abuse of a minor, per ESPN's Jeff Passan.

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.

PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic — 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.