Wander Franco, torpedero de los Rays de Tampa Bay, durante el juicio en su contra por cargos de abuso sexual de una menor en Puerto Plata, República Dominicana, el lunes 23 de junio de 2025. (AP Foto/Ricardo Hernández) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Suspended Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who was found guilty earlier this year of sexually abusing a minor, was detained by police on Tuesday and admitted into a clinic in the Dominican Republic for mental health issues, according to authorities.
The request to have him detained and admitted came from his family, police spokesman Col. Diego Pesqueira told The Associated Press. He noted that Franco’s admittance into a private clinic in his hometown of Baní is not linked to any legal issues.
Last weekend, the 24-year-old player took to social media to denounce that $16,000 had supposedly been stolen from a resort where he was staying.
His attorney, Teodosio Jáquez, later said there was confusion over the incident and that the money was found. Franco, however, rejected his attorney’s remarks and insisted the money had been stolen.
In June, Franco was convicted of sexually abusing a minor and was given a two-year suspended sentence.
He had been arrested in 2024 after being accused of having a four-month relationship with a girl who was 14 at the time, and of transferring thousands of dollars to her mother to consent to the illegal relationship.
Franco’s future in the MLB is unknown, although he has said he is still training.
In November 2021, Franco signed an 11-year, $182 million contract, but his career was abruptly interrupted in August 2023, when Dominican authorities announced they were investigating him..
Franco was arrested again in November last year following what Dominican authorities called an altercation over a woman’s attention. He was charged with illegally carrying a semiautomatic Glock 19 that police said was registered to his uncle.
That case is still pending in court.
Six months after his arrest in 2024, Tampa Bay placed him on the restricted list, which cut off the pay he had been receiving while on administrative leave.
He was placed on that list because he didn’t report to the team and would need a new U.S. visa to do so.
Philadelphia Phillies’ Trea Turner hits an RBI single during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
MIAMI (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies star shortstop Trea Turner left Sunday’s 5-4 loss to the Miami Marlins in the seventh inning because of a right hamstring strain and was scheduled for an MRI on Monday.
Turner hit a solo homer in the sixth to narrow Philadelphia’s deficit to 4-2. When his turn came again in the seventh, Turner legged out a grounder and reached on a throwing error by Miami shortstop Otto López.
“It was just kind of grabbing on me. It didn’t feel good,” Turner said. “I felt if I could have kept going, I would have.”
Edmundo Sosa replaced Turner as the baserunner and at shortstop.
Turner strained his left hamstring early last season and was sidelined for six weeks.
“Hopefully not as bad as that,” Turner said. “Try to get back as fast as you can and get ready for that last little stretch and hopefully the postseason push.”
The NL East-leading Phillies open a four-game home series against the second-place New York Mets on Monday. The Mets trail the Phillies by seven games.
“It’s never a good time but having something like this late is not fun,” Turner said. “When these games obviously really matter, you need to be out there. More frustrating than anything is coming down the stretch, big games and not being able to be out there. Hopefully, it’s not too many.”
The 32-year-old Turner leads the National League in batting average at .305 and also has a league-leading 179 hits this season.
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