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A special prosecutor in the Dominican Republic is investigating Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco over a third allegedly inappropriate relationship with a minor, according to ESPN.
The first complaint against Franco was reportedly filed July 17, weeks before the accusations were aired publicly on social media. Since then, a second girl has told the D.R.'s special prosecutor's office, focused on minors and gender violence, that she also had a relationship with Franco as a minor. Authorities are reportedly now investigating a third alleged relationship but have not yet spoken to the girl involved.
The age of consent in the Dominican Republic is 18 years old, with adults facing criminal charges if they engage in a sexual relationship with a minor. The National Agency for Boys, Girls, Adolescents and Family and Gender Violence Unit reportedly hopes to speak with Franco in the coming weeks.
Franco last played for the Rays on Aug. 12. The next day, social media posts alleging that Franco was in a relationship with a minor began circulating and led to MLB placing him on the restricted list a day later.
The league went a step further last week, placing Franco on administrative leave. He will likely continue to be paid from his team-record 11-year, $182 million contract while MLB waits for resolution to his legal issues. That could take a while, though, as ESPN reports that the Dominican investigation into Franco is expected to continue well beyond the end of the season, all but ending Franco's 2023.
MLB often keeps players on paid leave in such situations, and the missed time is often treated as time served when players negotiate their eventual unpaid suspension. The only player to not make such a deal with MLB is Trevor Bauer, whose initial 324-game suspension did not count the time served, though an arbitrator later reversed that while docking his pay for 50 games.
Players do not need to be criminally charged to face suspensions from MLB under its domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policies.
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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