ESPN.com · Jan 1, 2024
Sources: Rays' Wander Franco arrested for shirking investigators
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Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was arrested Monday in his native Dominican Republic after being interviewed by prosecutors investigating him for alleged inappropriate relationships with minors, sources confirmed to ESPN.
Franco appeared before prosecutors while accompanied by two lawyers, days after not showing up for a meeting with prosecutor Olga Diná Llaverías, a source confirmed to ESPN. Monday's interview lasted nearly three hours, according to The Associated Press.