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The Tampa Bay Rays they made the decision to retire the Dominican baseball player Wander Franco of all his television commercials for the investigations he is conducting Major League Baseball and the authorities of Dominican Republic for an alleged relationship with teenagers.
Since the beginning of the season, the native of Baní has always appeared in the Tampa Bay Rays commercial chain, but since last Friday he was removed from it, the Tampa Bay Times reported.
On the afternoon of this August 22, it was reported that Wander Franco was placed on administrative leave by the Big leagueswhile investigations continue. The Dominican will continue to collect his salary while he is on this list.
The commercial that came out last Friday shows the player Randy Arozarena, Jose Siri and Josh Lowe. The Tampa Bay Times reported that the Bally Sports network declined to comment on the advertising.
Wander Franco was placed on Administrative Leave for an indefinite period while investigations into his case continue, according to MLB, through a press release.
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The other commercial that was removed by the team was a 30-second commercial showing the Dominican making a clean-handed catch in left field against the Houston Astros last April.
Several images of the player found in the Tampa Bay Rays stadium are expected to be removed in the coming days. This has already happened on previous occasions when players are investigated by the MLB.
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