Wander Franco will be paid and receive service time while on administrative leave under an agreement with the players association.
Rays shortstop Wander Franco watches a game against the Guardians on Aug. 13, 2023, in St. Petersburg, Fla.
MLB said the shift to administrative leave was not disciplinary under the sport’s joint domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy. The administrative leave does not have the usual seven-day limit under the policy, so it is possible Franco will not return this season.Ángel Darío Tejeda Fabal, a prosecutor in the Dominican province of Peravia, said last week an investigation into Franco was open under a division specializing in minors and gender violence.
MLB and the union agreed to the joint domestic violence policy in 2015. A player continues to receive pay and accrue major-league service while on administrative leave.
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