Tuesday morning, baseball insider Héctor Gómez wrote that a source close to the situation said it was "very unlikely that Wander Franco will play in MLB again, judging by the results of the investigations that are currently being carried out, which directly commit him to the accusations against him."
In November 2021, he agreed to an 11-year, $182 million contract with the Rays, which was the biggest deal ever for the team's infamously tight budget.