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.

(Reuters) -Dominican professional baseball player Wander Franco was found guilty of sexually abusing a minor and handed a suspended sentence of two years in prison, a Dominican court ruled on Thursday.

A former shortstop for the Tampa Bay Rays, Franco made the MLB All-Star game in 2023 -- his most recent year playing Major League Baseball. He received a two-year suspended prison sentence, ESPN reports. Wander Franco was found guilty of having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old while he was only 21.