The Brief A panel of judges in the Dominican Republic decided the fate of Wander Franco on Thursday. The Tampa Bay Rays shortstop faced charges in a sexual abuse case involving an underage girl. A verdict came down on Thursday in the case against Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who was on trial in a sexual abuse case involving an underage girl in the Dominican Republic. The mother of the victim in this case was found guilty and sentenced to 10 years in prison. Tampa Bay Rays Dominican baseball shortstop Wander Franco, who faces an accusation of molesting an underage girl, arrives in court under heavy escort in Puerto Plata, in Dominican Republic, on January 5, 2024.