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.

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.

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 ...

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 charged in a sexual abuse case, was found guilty on Thursday in the Dominican Republic 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 ...

Wander Franco, the suspended Tampa Bay Rays shortstop charged in a sexual abuse case, was found guilty and received a two-year suspended sentence.

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

Wander Franco, who is still under contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, was convicted of sexual abuse in a Dominican court Thursday, according to the Associated Press.

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