Wander Franco is being investigated after reports of an alleged relationship with a minor circulated online over the weekend.
The Tampa Bay Rays All-Star has been placed on the team’s restricted list — which basically means he’s been benched indefinitely — after rumors started to swirl that he engaged in a relationship with a minor, according to the Dominican Republic’s attorney general.
And we mean a minor. Related: Katharine McPhee & David Foster’s Nanny Killed After Plowing Car Into Building On Sunday, social media posts seemingly indicated that the 22-year-old had gotten involved with a 14-year-old in his home country… Yes, you read that right.
14 years old. However, the shortstop quickly denied the accusations in an Instagram Live the same day, explaining in Spanish: See (below): However, this actually isn’t even the first time the athlete had been accused of such an atrocity.
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