A court in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, found baseball player Wander Franco — of the Tampa Bay Rays — guilty of abuse and sexual exploitation of a minor and imposed a two-year prison sentence, though the sanction was suspended with the restriction that he not approach minors.

Rays shortstop Wander Franco was found guilty on Thursday of sexual abuse of a minor in the Dominican Republic and received a suspended two-year prison sentence. In order to avoid serving prison time,

Major League Baseball shortstop Wander Franco has been guilty of sexually abusing a minor in his home country of the Dominican Republic. A Puerto Plata court passed a unanimous sentence against convicting a 24-year-old on the charge of having an illegal relationship with a 14-year-old girl.