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Rays' Wander Franco Has $650K Worth of Jewelry Stolen from Car in Hotel Parking Lot

A 24-year-old-man allegedly stole $650,000 in jewelry from Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco in June.

According to ESPN's Paula Lavigne and Jeff Passan, the theft occurred while Franco was on a rehab assignment in Jacksonville, Florida. It is alleged that Kahlil Eugene Mathis broke into Franco's Rolls-Royce Cullinan in a hotel parking lot and stole a safe containing the jewelry.

The contents stolen were a $300,000 diamond-crusted chain, a $200,000 rose gold chain, a $70,000 gold pendant, a $44,000 Rolex watch, a $20,000 American League championship ring, a $20,000 Durham Bulls International League championship ring and a $5,000 gold pendant.