If you follow baseball, you've probably heard the name Wander Franco, a once-rising star whose career is now in serious jeopardy. What started as a promising future has been overshadowed by legal troubles that have kept him off the field and in the headlines.
Wander Franco was a superstar in the making for the Tampa Bay Rays, signing one of the largest contracts in MLB history for a young player.
Franco, a Dominican shortstop, signed an 11-year, $182 million contract extension with the Rays in November 2021.