No court date has been set for the Rays shortstop, who is accused of illegally possessing and carrying a firearm, punishable by 3-5 years in jail.

On Monday, Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was arrested in the Dominican Republic as the result of an altercation in which guns were drawn. Based on furt

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been granted supervised release after being arrested and charged for illegally carrying a gun in his vehicle during an altercation in a parking lot in the Dominican Republic.

Rays shortstop Wander Franco, already facing a December trial on charges stemming from a relationship with a minor, was arrested Monday in the Dominican Republic following a gun-related incident. Franco was involved in an altercation Sunday in San Juan de la Maguana in which guns were drawn in the parking lot of an apartment complex.

Dominican Republic prosecutors say Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was charged with illegally carrying a gun in his vehicle during the altercation in a parking lot that led to his arrest over t

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco will face charges of illegal use and possession of a firearm, public prosecutors said Tuesday.

Another man and a woman were also detained, and two firearms were seized, a Dominican police spokesman said. Espinosa said one of the guns presumably belonged to the 23-year-old Franco.