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,

Former Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was found guilty of sexual abuse of a minor in the Dominican Republic on Thursday, per ESPN's Jeff Passan. The charges stemmed from Franco's illegal sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl when he was 21. He received a "suspended" prison sentence, per Passan.