PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic — Wander Franco, the one-time franchise cornerstone of the Tampa Bay Rays, bowed his head in a courtroom on Thursday as a tribunal in his native Dominican ...

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A Canadian tourist was found dead in the water at a Dominican Republic resort in what loved ones described as a drowning accident last week.

The body of Canadian tourist Dorian Christian MacDonald was found washed ashore on a beach in Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic0. MacDonald had been walking on the beach alone at about 2 a.m.

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Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, left, reacts after hearing his sentence during his trial on charges of sexual abuse of a minor, in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, Thursday, June 26, 2025.

A court in the Dominican Republic issued a two-year suspended sentence in Puerto Plata on June 26, 2025, leaving readers to assess what this judgment means for Franco's future in Major League ...

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, left, reacts after hearing his sentence during his trial on charges of sexual abuse of a minor, in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, Thursday, June 26, 2025.

Wander Franco was found guilty of sexual abuse of a minor in his native Dominican Republic. However, the Rays shortstop dodged jail time despite pleas from prosecutors to put him behind bars.

A court in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, found baseball player Wander Franco — of the Tampa Bay Rays — guilty of abuse and sexual exploitation of a minor and imposed a two-year prison ...