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Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was placed on the restricted list and will take a leave from the club during their current road trip, the team announced on Monday.
The 22-year-old is being investigated by both Major League Baseball and authorities in the Dominican Republic over recent social media posts.
An MLB official told Yahoo Sports that MLB is investigating the matter. Dominican Republic authorities, according to The Associated Press, launched an investigation into Franco for an alleged relationship with a minor. Specifics about that investigation or the allegations are not yet known.
The social media posts in question surfaced Sunday, and the Rays released a statement after their game against the Cleveland Guardians.
“During today’s game, we were made aware of the social media posts that are circulating regarding Wander Franco,” the Rays said. “We take the situation seriously and are in close contact with Major League Baseball as it conducts its due diligence.”
The Rays didn't go into specifics about the social media posts. Rays manager Kevin Cash declined to comment after Tampa's 9-2 loss to the Guardians on Sunday, other than saying he was "aware" of the posts. Franco was not in the Rays’ lineup Sunday.
"I'm aware of the speculation," Cash said, via ABC's Kyle Burger. "I'm not going to comment any further on that. The day off was because of a [scheduled] day off."
Franco is in his third season with the Rays. He earned his first All-Star nod this season and is averaging .281 at the plate with 17 home runs and 58 RBI. He hit his first career walk-off to lift the Rays past the Guardians on Friday. Sunday's loss to Cleveland wrapped the three-game series in St. Petersburg.
The Rays signed Franco to an 11-year, $182 million deal in 2021.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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