Rays SS Wander Franco Will Be Tried For Sexual Abuse of Minor in Dominican Republic
Two months after being charged with sexual abuse in the Dominican Republic, Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been ordered to stand trial. According to a Thursday ruling in the city of Puerto Plata by Judge Pascual Valenzuela—reported on by Juan Arturo Recio of ESPN —the evidence against Franco was deemed sufficient to warrant criminal proceedings at a date to be determined.