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New details on Wander Franco investigation in Dominican Republic

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WHEN EVERYTHING WAS falling apart for Wander Franco, the incandescent star shortstop for the Tampa Bay Rays, prosecutors in the Dominican Republic allege he opened WhatsApp on his phone and sent a message to the teenage girl with whom he carried on a monthslong relationship and paid to remain quiet about it.

"My girl," Franco allegedly wrote in Spanish. "If my team realizes this, it could cause problems for me.