In a surprising turn of events, Wander Franco, the young baseball prodigy, will be raking in a massive bonus of over $700k from Major League Baseball (MLB), despite being on administrative leave. This comes as a part of MLB's pre-arbitration bonus pool, a fund designated to reward young players who are clocking in impressive numbers while making around the general minimum major league salary.
Why, you may ask, did Franco land such a generous bonus? It comes down to his impressive stats and the length of his service in the big leagues. He’s only 22-years-old and was burning up the All-Star charts before he was benched in August due to an ongoing controversy. MLB and authorities in the Dominican Republic have both launched investigations into allegations that Franco was involved in a relationship with a minor.
