Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was charged with illegal possession of a firearm Sunday as he continues to stand trial on charges of sexual abuse, according to multiple reports. The gun ...

This is the second delay since Franco was granted a new trial after being found guilty in June of sexual abuse of a minor, and he said afterward he wanted to get back to playing. Wander Franco has not ...

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 ...

PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic — The father of the minor at the center of Wander Franco’s sexual abuse case intends to petition the court for a dismissal of the charges, his attorney said on ...

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 ...

After official charges were made against Rays shortstop Wander Franco on Tuesday, his MLB status has changed. The 23-year-old is no longer on administrative leave and has been placed on the restricted ...

Weeks before his sexual-abuse trial is scheduled to start, Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was arrested in the Dominican Republic in connection with an altercation allegedly involving guns, ...

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco is scheduled to go to trial Aug. 14 after being charged with sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl in the Dominican ...

November 12: Per Recio on X, The Attorney General’s Office of the Dominican Republic has provisionally accused Franco of “illegal use and possession of a firearm.” Franco, 23, is already facing trial ...