Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco arrives to court for his trial on charges of sexually abusing a minor, sexual and commercial exploitation against a minor and human trafficking in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernandez)

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, left, attends his trial on charges of sexually abusing a minor, sexual and commercial exploitation against a minor and human trafficking, accompanied by his lawyer Teodosio Jaquez, center, in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernandez)

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, right, and his lawyer Teodosio Jaquez arrive to court for Franco's trial on charges of sexually abusing a minor, sexual and commercial exploitation against a minor and human trafficking in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernandez)

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco speaks to his lawyer Teodosio Jaquez during his trial on charges of sexually abusing a minor, sexual and commercial exploitation against a minor and human trafficking, at court in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernandez)

El dominicano Wander Franco, campocorto de los Rays de Tampa Bay, comparece en la corte con su abogado ][Teodosio Jáquez, el jueves 12 de diciembre de 2024, en Puerto Plata (AP Foto/Ricardo Hernández)