The Tampa Bay Rays have been without their franchise shortstop since Aug. 2023, when it was revealed he maintained a relationship with a Dominican minor.
Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been formally charged with sexual abuse and sexual exploitation against a minor in the Dominican Republic, according to multiple reports.Franco hasn't played since Aug. 2023, when the Rays placed him on the restricted list amid allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a minor. At the time, it was reported that Franco was 21 when he began a relationship with a 14-year-old girl in Dec. 2022.
While the next steps for Franco, his victim, and her family remain unclear, the Rays' future is almost certain to exclude a player once touted as the future of the franchise.Baseball's consensus number-1 prospect heading into the 2020 and 2021 seasons, Franco signed an 11-year, $182 million deal with the Rays in Nov. 2021.On the field, his play was electric. Franco finished third in American League Rookie of the Year voting in 2021, when he hit .
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