SEATTLE - Major League Baseball and the players' association reached an agreement that will keep Tampa Bay Rays' shortstop Wander Franco on administrative leave through, at least, June 1 as authorities continue the investigation on the Dominican's alleged relationship with a minor.
This comes after Franco was initially placed on administrative leave last August after a social media post went viral suggesting Franco was in a relationship with a 14-year-old. The Dominican shortstop allegedly paid the victim's mother thousands of dollars for her consent. He was originally accused of commercial and sexual exploitation and money laundering, but is now being accused of sexual and psychological abuse instead, according to a judge's resolution in the Dominican Republic.
