.Sep 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ETTampa Gulf Rays shortstop Wander Franco will definitely stand trial on charges that he intimately violated a small complying with a court's judgment Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Judge Pascual Valenzuela calculated that both the allegation and also the proof presented by the prosecutor possessed ample benefits to necessitate a litigation. Valenzuela will conclude on a decision at the hearing, which carries out certainly not possess a collection time yet.Franco was actually placed on Big league Baseball's restricted checklist in July, sources had actually informed ESPN, after prosecutors in the Dominican Commonwealth imposed 3 charges versus him for a claimed sex-related relationship along with a then-14-year-old female. Franco, 23, had been on administrative leave as portion of a bargain between MLB and the players' organization. The contract included an arrangement that management vacation, during the course of which Franco was actually spent, will end if he was charged.Editor's Picks1 RelatedFranco experiences costs of sexual assault, sex-related profiteering against a minor as well as individual contraband. The fees lug a possible sentence of as much as 20 years.He is actually likewise under an MLB investigation under its residential violence, sexual abuse as well as little one misuse policy up until the scenario is resolved.Because Franco can easily certainly not leave behind the Dominican Republic under his bail agreement, his inability to record enabled the Rays to seek the placement of Franco on the limited list.Also on Thursday, the daddy of the woman, that in January submitted a grievance against Franco, reached out to an agreement along with Franco's lawful representatives as well as removed his grievance. The regards to the deal were actually not divulged during the course of the hearing.Juan Arturo Recio is an ESPN Personnel Writer located in the Dominican Republic.