The trial of Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco started Monday in the Dominican Republic in a sexual abuse case involving ...

PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic — The trial of Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco started Monday in the Dominican Republic in a sexual abuse case involving a 14-year-old girl. Franco told ...

Wander Franco, the 24-year-old former All-Star shortstop for the Tampa Bay Rays, made an address to judges on Monday, the ...

Wander Franco is accused of having been in a relationship with a 14-year-old girl and paying the girl's mother thousands of dollars for her consent.

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, center, attends his trial on charges of sexually abusing a minor in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernandez ...