On Thursday, former Rays all-star short stop Wander Franco had a judicial pardon of his conviction for sexual and psychological abuse of a minor revoked. According to the Associated Press, the appeals court ruled that Franco’s case was not worthy of the “extraordinary” circumstances required for the judicial pardon. In doing so, the court affirmed […]

Former Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco lost his appeal in the Dominican Republic on Thursday, with an appellate court upholding his conviction for sexual abuse of a minor and imposing a three-year suspended prison sentence. The ruling, first reported by Dominican journalist Luis Tomas Rae Barett, leaves Franco’s guilty verdict intact while […] The post Former Rays SS Wander Franco’s appeal gets significant update appeared first on ClutchPoints.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — An appeals court in the Dominican Republic on Thursday granted a request by prosecutors to revoke a judicial pardon previously awarded to Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco after he was convicted for the sexual and psychological abuse of a minor.The Dominican Public Prosecutor’s Office argued that the lower court’s original pardon rested on an erroneous interpretation of legal provisions intended only for exceptional circumstances — conditions that pr

Former Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who was found guilty of sexual abuse of a minor, will play for the Dominican Republic.

While Wander Franco won't be playing for the Rays or in MLB anytime soon, the shortstop is now returning to the diamond.

Baseball Hall of Famer Adrian Beltre is drawing criticism after comments he made regarding former Tampa Bay Rays star Wander Franco and the possibility of his return to Major League Baseball. During a recent interaction with TMZ, Beltre was asked…

Former Tampa Bay Rays star Wander Franco once looked destined to become one of the faces of Major League Baseball. At just 24 years old, he had already signed a massive long-term contract, earned All-Star recognition, and established himself as…

Dominican Judge José Antonio Núñez gave former MLB shortstop Wander Franco judicial pardon even though Franco was found guilty of having sex with a minor.

The judge justified the judicial pardon as a ‘logical and legal reasoning’