Once regarded as one of MLB’s promising young talents, former Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has recently attracted attention for troubling reasons. The 23-year-old signed a $182 million extension with Tampa Bay in 2021, but his career trajectory has since faced significant challenges.

This week, Franco posted a video on Instagram alleging that a Dominican hotel had stolen one million pesos from his room. He claimed that he had left two million pesos at Hotel Hispaniola Beach in Sosua, Puerto Plata, but upon return, found only half. “Let’s attack the owner of Hispaniola Beach in Sosua… They steal a million pesos from me. They were harassing me for days,” he remarked in the video.

The video quickly went viral and drew attention within MLB circles. However, Franco’s lawyer, T

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