MLB 2025

[Buc2]

Ex-Rays star Wander Franco receives suspended sentence after conviction of sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl
Jack BaerStaff writer
June 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM EDT · 3 min read

Former Tampa Bay Rays star Wander Franco was found guilty of sexual abuse of a minor on Thursday in the Dominican Republic, according to Juan Arturo Recio of ESPN's Dominican outlet.

His sentence for an illegal sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl is reportedly a two-year suspended prison sentence, allowing him to remain free so long as he meets certain conditions, such as not approaching minors for sexual purposes. Prosecutors had been seeking a five-year sentence.

The minor's mother, who was convicted on sex trafficking charges, reportedly received 10 years in prison.

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[acmillis]

A suspended sentence is insane.

[Phantom]

The Rays have new owners. They want the Rays to play in Tampa.


Win win

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/649377 ... upski-mlb/

Zalupski is expected to keep the team in the Tampa Bay area, with a strong preference to be in Tampa rather than St. Petersburg, the source said.

[Zarni]

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[BJJ34]

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Didn’t they just have a gambler as their closer?

[Zarni]

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Didn’t they just have a gambler as their closer?

ya, that sucks. I really liked Clase

[Snake]

First pitch with a female umpire calling it...

[Buc2]

First pitch with a female umpire calling it...

Are we sure?

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[Zarni]

First pitch with a female umpire calling it...

Lol

She missed it by a bit

[Buc2]

First pitch with a female umpire calling it...

Lol

She missed it by a bit

Not necessarily. It was a curveball so, without knowing where it was when it got to the plate, seeing it finish inside of the plate doesn't mean it wasn't a strike.

[Zarni]

While that strike zone graphic isn’t perfect, it does attempt to map where the ball was when it was over the plate. That was a good 4 inches off the inside corner.



She had a good force-full call though

[Snake]

It wasn’t close. It wasn’t in the “almost close zone-outside-the-zone.”

[Zarni]

Overall she had a good game. Accuracy was over 97%. MLB avg is 95%

[Snake]

[acmillis]

So she's roughly 2(ish)% "worse" than average in her first game? Sounds good to me.

[Snake]

Won’t matter in two years anyways.

Robo umps are imminent.

[acmillis]

Won’t matter in two years anyways.

Robo umps are imminent.

I'm genuinely curious how veteran MLB players' attitudes are toward this. Not the rookie or second year player, get with the Macado's the Trouts, the Lowe (both I guess), the Judge's, the Profars, the real, long-tenured dudes...and see if they want any human factor. Just genuinely curious here.

[Phantom]

End of AL-NL era




https://amp.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/m ... e-portland

[Phantom]

With the sale of the Rays being made official, potentially in a matter of weeks, there have been talks about a new stadium being built on the campus of Hillsborough College — along N Dale Mabry Highway — near Raymond James Stadium. MORE: bit.ly/4m9a0nO

[Buc2]

With the sale of the Rays being made official, potentially in a matter of weeks, there have been talks about a new stadium being built on the campus of Hillsborough College — along N Dale Mabry Highway — near Raymond James Stadium. MORE: bit.ly/4m9a0nO

I can see the attraction for building their stadium in that area over the Ybor City area.

[acmillis]

With the sale of the Rays being made official, potentially in a matter of weeks, there have been talks about a new stadium being built on the campus of Hillsborough College — along N Dale Mabry Highway — near Raymond James Stadium. MORE: bit.ly/4m9a0nO

I can see the attraction for building their stadium in that area over the Ybor City area.

I know Orioles and Ravens share parking lots, so they try to avoid same-day games, but that won't even be a problem here because nobody will go to the Rays games anyway.

[Phantom]

Thank god!!!

Central Florida billionaire attorney John Morgan confirmed to News 6 he has pulled out as an investor in the proposed Orlando Dreamers ownership group — a move that deals a serious blow to the franchise bid. Click the link for more details https://bit.ly/4mdpjvA

[Phantom]

Rays announce Presidents Matt Silverman, Brian Auld stepping down from their roles as part of the team's sale, which is expected to close in 2 weeks.