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Wander Franco arrested in Dominican Republic
Police in the Dominican Republic have arrested Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco following an altercation.,ESPN reported that authorities held Franco and an unnamed woman for questioning on Monday after an incident in the parking lot of an apartment complex on Sunday "in which guns were drawn."...
Wander Franco to stand trial in sexual abuse case
A judge in the Dominican Republic on Thursday ordered shortstop Wander Franco to stand trial on charges of sexual abuse of a minor, per reports.,From his courtroom in Puerto Plata, Judge Pascual Valenzuela ruled there was enough evidence against Franco to warrant a trial. No date was set for what wi...
Rays place Wander Franco on restricted list
The Tampa Bay Rays placed Wander Franco on the restricted list now that he has been formally charged with sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of a minor in the Dominican Republic, the Tampa Bay Times and ESPN reported Wednesday.,Franco had been on paid administrative leave. Now that he has been cha...
Report: Rays' Wander Franco charged with sexual abuse of minor
Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was formally charged with sexual abuse and sexual exploitation against a minor on Tuesday, according to ESPN.,The charges came in the Dominican Republic, where Franco and the minor involved in the case are from.,Kelmin Duncan, a prosecutor for the Puerto Plata ...
MLB extends leave for Rays SS Wander Franco
Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association agreed to extend Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco's administrative leave until the All-Star break, multiple outlets reported on Friday.,Franco was removed from the 40-man roster and placed on paid administrative leave during the ongoing inv...
Ken Rosenthal goes full <i>Minority Report </i>with latest Wander Franco take
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Wander Franco may not be allowed back in the US, facing lesser charge: report [Update]
Update: Wander Franco is now facing a lesser charge following further analysis of evidence by a judge in the Dominican Republic. The original accusations of commercial and sexual exploitation and money laundering have now been lowered to sexual and psychological abuse, according to a judge’s resolut...
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Updated Jan. 5: Aubrey Huff’s X/Twitter hiatus was short-lived, as the ex-MLB player and problematic poster reactivated his account and proceeded to be predictably sexist, and offensive. - Cale Clinton Read More...
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Wander Franco released, still under investigation for alleged sexual relationship with minor [Update]
Updated Jan. 5: Wander Franco was granted conditional release on Friday but remains under investigation for his alleged relationship with a 14-year-old girl and giving her mom a car and hush money for her consent. ...
This week in MLB: Wander Franco vanishes, twice; Yoshinobu Yamamoto lands with Dodgers; Kiner-Falefa signs with Jays
Local authorities in the Dominican Republic carried out raids on two homes looking for Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, according to a report from Dominican newspaper Listin Diario. - Cale Clinton Read More...
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Wander Franco detained in D.R. [Updated]
UPDATE: Wander Franco was detained in his home country of the Dominican Republic after being interviewed by prosecutors regarding his alleged inappropriate relationships with young girls....
