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Dominican appeals court to hear arguments on Wander Franco's conviction
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FILE - Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco listens as his sentence is during his trial on charges of sexual abuse of a minor, in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, June 26, 2025. - photo by AP Photo/Fran Afonso, File
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Wander Franco's attorneys pushed to have the suspended Tampa Bay Rays shortstop's sexual-abuse conviction and sentencing overturned Tuesday. Franco in June was convicted of sexually abusing a minor, and he then received a two-year suspended sentence. Meanwhile, prosecutors are seeking a five-year sentence.