{"id":2000268,"date":"2023-08-14T16:25:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T20:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rays-star-on-restricted-list-investigation-into-alleged-relationship-with-minor\/"},"modified":"2023-08-14T16:27:40","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T20:27:40","slug":"rays-star-on-restricted-list-investigation-into-alleged-relationship-with-minor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rays-star-on-restricted-list-investigation-into-alleged-relationship-with-minor\/","title":{"rendered":"Rays&#8217; Star Under Investigation for Alleged Relationship with Minor, Placed on Restricted List"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frays-star-on-restricted-list-investigation-into-alleged-relationship-with-minor%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2000268&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Wander Franco #5 of the Tampa Bay Rays\u200b (Photo by Al Bello\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>MLB \u2063Player \u200dWander Franco Placed on \u200cRestricted List \u200bAmid Investigation<\/h2>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\">Abril Elfi<\/a><br \/>1:23 PM \u2013 Monday, August \u206414, 2023<\/p>\n<p>Major League Baseball\u2063 player Wander\u2063 Franco \u200dhas\u200d been \u2062placed on \u200da restricted list and will not be traveling with\u200c the Tampa Bay Rays\u200b as an investigation\u200b regarding an \u200cinappropriate relationship\u2062 with a minor has been launched. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the Rays \u2063released a\u2064 statement on \u200bX, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> formerly known as Twitter, regarding the\u2063 shortstop\u2019s leave from their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rays-star-on-restricted-list-investigation-into-alleged-relationship-with-minor\/\" title=\"Rays' Star Under Investigation for Alleged Relationship with Minor, Placed on Restricted List\">current road trip<\/a>. Reportedly, the 22-year-old\u2019s restriction comes amid the \u200blaunch of an investigation consisting\u2063 of\u2063 an alleged relationship\u2062 with a\u200d minor. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Tampa Bay Rays and Wander Franco have mutually agreed that he will go on the \u2064Restricted List and take\u200b leave \u2064from the \u200cClub for the duration of the current road trip.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rays Communications (@RaysPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RaysPR\/status\/1691130911557931020?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14,\u200b 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>According to the \u2062press, a post\u200c on X, which has now been deleted, alleged that\u200c Franco was inappropriately \u2063involved with someone \u200bwho \u2062was\u2063 under age.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A\u200b twitter post \u200bnow\u200d going viral accuses \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RaysBaseball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RaysBaseball<\/a> \u200bshortstop 22-year-old Wander Franco of being in a relationship\u200c with a 14-year-old girl.\u200c The Rays not commenting on specifics but confirm Franco is \u2062benched\u2062 the next few games as MLB investigates. Here\u2019s their statement: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QQ5qAgc3He\">pic.twitter.com\/QQ5qAgc3He<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Melissa Marino\u2064 (@WFLAMelissaM)\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WFLAMelissaM\/status\/1691167709260660739?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Once made aware of \u200bthe allegations,\u200b the team released\u2062 a statement \u200bclaiming they were looking\u2064 into \u2063the situation. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cDuring today\u2019s game, we\u200b were made aware of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-government-funded-ai-surveillance-program-targeting-emotions-expressed-in-social-media-during-covid\/\" title=\"US Govt Funds AI-Surveillance Program for Covid-Era Social Media Emotions.\">social\u200d media posts<\/a> that are circulating regarding Wander Franco,\u201d the Rays stated. \u201cWe \u2064take\u2062 the situation seriously and\u200d are in close contact \u2062with Major League \u200cBaseball as it conducts its due diligence.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Franco did not play in the Rays\u2019 game on Sunday, however,\u2063 Kevin \u2062Cash,\u200d the team\u2019s manager, claimed it was \u200ca\u2062 planned\u2062 rest day. <\/p>\n<p>The \u200dplayer had \u2062signed an 11-year, \u2062$182 \u2063million contract extension with the Rays in 2021. <\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 Rays have stated that MLB is investigating the posts and allegations.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your\u200b inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Other News:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Chairman of \u200cthe House Freedom Caucus Scott Perry\u2062 says subpoenas for phone and bank records\u200d of Hunter and Joe\u2063 Biden represents a significant shift \u2062in\u200d the Oversight committee\u2019s \u2064investigation of Biden corruption.<\/li>\n<li>As the Democrat party continues moving farther\u2063 to the left, more and more\u2063 politicians are choosing the\u2063 republican party as\u2064 their new home.<\/li>\n<li>Joe Biden continues to deny\u200c having \u200canything \u2062to do with his son\u2019s\u2062 business \u200bdealings, but the proof may be in the payments.<\/li>\n<li>Since being removed from the Fox News lineup, Tucker Carlson has\u200b held \u200dbombshell interviews that have driven news \u200ccycles.<\/li>\n<li>SEOUL (Reuters)\u2064 \u2013 South Korea\u2019s largest\u200d telco SK Telecom \u200csaid it will invest $100 million in \u2064U.S. artificial \u200cintelligence firm Anthropic to\u2026<\/li>\n<li>ERBIL \u2062(Reuters) -Iraq\u2019s telecoms ministry \u2064said it \u200bwill lift a ban on the Telegram messaging app on Sunday, which was imposed earlier\u2026<\/li>\n<li>NEW YORK \u2062(Reuters)\u200b \u2013 Australia-listed \u2064investment firm GQG Partners added more shares of Nvidia Corp in the second quarter, ending \u200dJune \u200bwith\u2026<\/li>\n<li>By Daniel Trotta EL\u200d CAJON, California (Reuters) \u2013\u200c California firefighters are using artificial intelligence to help spot wildfires, feeding video from more\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wander Franco, #5 of the Tampa Bay Rays, has been put on a restricted list amid an investigation into an alleged inappropriate relationship with a minor. 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