The sex abuse trial of Tampa Bay Rays player Wander Franco was supposed to commence Thursday. But it was delayed until June after 28 of 31 witnesses expected to testify were absent. Franco has been ...

Wander Franco has been formally charged with sexual abuse and sexual exploitation against a minor in the Dominican Republic related to an alleged relationship with a 14-year-old girl, ESPN reported ...

PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic — Wander Franco will be back in a courtroom next week, according to court officials in the Dominican Republic, this time to be present as a judge interviews the ...

Wander Franco spoke out in court for the first time as his sexual abuse trial got underway in the Dominican Republic on Monday. The Rays’ shortstop has been accused of sexual abuse and exploitation of ...

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco failed to show up Thursday for a meeting with a prosecutor who is investigating him for an alleged relationship with a minor. Prosecutor Olga Diná Llaverías said ...

The Tampa Bay Rays and shortstop Wander Franco have mutually agreed that Franco will go on the restricted list, the team announced on Monday. Major League Baseball is investigating allegations made ...

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was released from jail Monday, a week after being arrested in his native Dominican Republic, per the Associated Press. Franco is allowed to leave the country, ...

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco went to trial Monday, June 2 in the Dominican Republic in a sexual abuse case involving a 14-year-old girl. Now 24, Franco was having an All-Star season in 2023 ...

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was officially found guilty on charges of sexual abuse of a minor in the Dominican Republic on Thursday, ESPN's Jeff Passan reported. Franco was sentenced to two ...

Former Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was reportedly detained by police in the Dominican Republic and sent to a mental-health facility at his family's urging, according to the Associated Press ...