Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was found guilty of sexual abuse of a minor in the Dominican Republic and received a two-year suspended prison sentence.

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Rays shortstop Wander Franco was found guilty of sexual abuse of a minor in the Dominican Republic and received a suspended two-year prison sentence Thursday.

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

Suspended Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was convicted of sexually abusing a child and handed a two-year suspended sentence Thursday. Franco was arrested last year after being accused of ...

Welcome to the career of Wander Franco, baseball’s fairy tale in reverse. Franco walked away from his trial on sexual abuse charges in the Dominican Republic Thursday as a free, but broken, man.

Former Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was convicted of sexual abuse of a minor after he allegedly had a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl when he was 21.

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

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.

A court in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, found baseball player Wander Franco — of the Tampa Bay Rays — guilty of abuse and sexual exploitation of a minor and imposed a two-year prison ...

At least the legal process has come to a close. Franco was found guilty on Thursday by a three-person panel (Dominican courts do not use a jury) on charges of sexual abuse against a minor.

Thursday’s verdict practically ends not just the one-time All Star’s MLB career, but any chance he could ever return to the U.S.