[Topkin] Rays’ Wander Franco has a date for new trial in Dominican Republic
Wander Franco has a date
Uh oh.
for new trial
Phew.
This is a new trial for the same charges as before. Some of which were already tossed. Little concerning where this is headed
He is a wealthy pedo in the year 2026 we should all see exactly how this end and it’s not good.
Me exactly!
Hopefully this date is 18
It’s 20 actually!
Not sure “Rays” is accurate here
Patriots star Aaron Hernandez
Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer
Cubs legend Milton Bradley
Bills Hall of Famer OJ Simpson.
Pretty sure he’s technically on the restricted list and still part of Tampa’s organization
You are totally right about that, and I learned that today.
Do they legally have to wait for a conviction to drop him completely?
Yep
Whew, buddy, it’s gonna be awkward if he ends up getting acquitted.
Pedophiles are so cool in the year 2026
\/s btw pedophilia is actually very bad
Wander Franco should make a run for 2028 presidential nominee
Too bad this didn’t happen in the US. He could get an easy pardon for a significant contribution to the right political party.
Jeff Epstein? The New York financier?
Diddy? The famous rapper?
Best friend to a certain 34-time convicted felon out on “unconditional release”?
Dude can’t play in the MLB but would have no problem running for President
Fucking crazy
Really too bad he’s Constitutionally ineligible
Whoa calm down buddy not even Wander Franco casually sniffed other people’s kids nor took showers with his own daughter.
I would not be willing to bet against this being true
Rays’ Wander Franco has a date
Had me in the first half
Has he tried becoming a president there? I hear that’s the normal career path for people like him
Paywall
So, is he still getting paid or what?
No he’s on the restricted list.
I thought that there was a time limit for that. I know they mutually agreed to extend it some time ago but this has been going on for almost three years.
There is no time limit for the restricted list. He was on Administrative Leave for a bit, but once charges were filed, he was officially moved to the restricted list. MLB won’t hand out their punishment of him until his legal case is resolved, so he’ll stay on that list until that time.
Looks like he took advantage of school being out for the holidays
I have to think that no matter the outcome, he’s not coming back to MLB. ^^^right?
If he’s convicted, yes, obviously. If he’s acquitted/charges dropped… well…
…at that point he’s still under contract to an MLB team and assuming he can get a visa to travel to the United States (not a given), I don’t think they can legally justify not letting him play. The Bauer problem was “solved” by the Dodgers eating the last year of his contract and nobody else signing him and somehow I don’t foresee the Rays simply eating $150 million over 6-7 years.
If acquitted, he will easily get a Visa if he pays the right official in the current adminitration.
I guess the question is whether the admin is more corrupt than racist. Sure, they’d be willing to let in a rich white pedophile. But a rich non-white Hispanic pedophile? I’m not sure
Considering he has pardoned “non-whites” for worse, I have no doubt he’d do it as long as the money is there.
What absolute dumbass
Billion dollar talent, with a 1 cent brain.
1 cent might be generous
I think you mean what an absolute predator
Good, creeping on 14 year olds is absolutely horrendous behavior
Creeping sure is an interesting way to say organized racketeering, extortion, and human trafficking
Can get you elected president of the United States
While you’re not wrong, “creeping” is underselling what he did.
A date to decide who will be his date to the prison dance.
Are we still paying this guy? I have not have heard of anything absolving the Rays of his contract.
Eventually they will be just give it time
Had me in the first half ngl lol
He was so good that even the rays shelled out a huge contract for him.
Rays were making the playoffs every year at this point - he effectively killed the franchise for the rest of the decade.