Wander Franco was summoned Thursday to appear before the government investigator in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, but the Tampa Bay Rays shortstop did not show up.
Listín Diario, a media outlet in the Dominican Republic, shared a video in which the Justice of the Peace in charge of the case appears alleging that neither Franco nor his legal team had appeared.
– LISTÍN DIARIO (@ListinDiario) December 28, 2023
A report from Dominican outlet Dominicano Ahora said Franco disempowered/fired his lawyers. There is speculation that he may have disempowered his legal team so that they wouldn’t have been able to tell him about his summons.
Franco is under investigation through the Dominican Republic’s Special Prosecutor’s Office for Children and Adolescents following allegations that he had off-limits relationships with minors. On Tuesday, the government searched two other homes in the Dominican Republic for Franco but was unable to locate him.
Franco last played in MLB on Aug. 12 and was placed on paid administrative leave once the allegations became public.
The 21-year-old shortstop reached Array281 with Array819 OPS in 112 games in the 2023 season. He made his first All-Star team this year and signed a $182 million contract through 2032.
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