{"id":1965810,"date":"2026-06-01T07:30:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T04:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1965810"},"modified":"2026-06-01T07:30:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T04:30:17","slug":"adrian-beltre-believes-wander-franco-deserves-second-chance-at-mlb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1965810","title":{"rendered":"Adri\u00e1n Beltr\u00e9 Believes Wander Franco Deserves Second Chance At MLB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/4b\/16by9\/2026\/05\/28\/4b32ebd725534af3a4959dad7cf11a67_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Adri\u00e1n Beltr\u00e9 Believes Wander Franco Deserves Second Chance At MLB<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Adri\u00e1n Beltr\u00e9<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Wander Franco Deserves A Second Chance In MLB<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">&#8230; But Not Sure He&#8217;ll Get It<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-06-01T00:30:17-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              June 1, 2026<br \/>\n                            12:30 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-1639f1714303dcb5c8c2cf9594b9ac67\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-e1b1a597-e966-426c-8aa8-143478eb7e8e-622403712-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/72\/16by9\/2026\/05\/28\/72c88ba49ce849cd97eec5d18a6fe023_md.jpg\" alt=\"adrian-beltre-kal-05-28-2026\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-e1b1a597-e966-426c-8aa8-143478eb7e8e-622403712-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">DESERVES ANOTHER SHOT<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/adrian-beltre-wander-franco-mlb-second-chance-05-28-2026\/\">Video: Adri\u00e1n Beltr\u00e9 Says Wander Franco Should Get a Second Chance in MLB<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZSports.com<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d788d550cd0f294f35aaebc7f5397cff\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/wander-franco\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Wander Franco<\/strong><\/a> caught a big break in court this week, avoiding prison &#8230; but that doesn&#8217;t mean he&#8217;ll ever walk on an MLB diamond again, despite having the staunch support of many players, including Hall of Famer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/adrian-beltre\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Adri\u00e1n Beltr\u00e9<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8e689a6fc75ff56d16959fdd9658984e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sports\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>TMZ Sports<\/strong><\/a> ran into the 4x All-Star and 5x Gold Glove Award winner at LAX this week, when we asked him about his fellow Dominican star, and whether he deserved another crack at playing in the Big Leagues.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7eb7128fc036469935ce14557c3d5650\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260527_aaf94e31eb014b0d874f43e1c364ab95\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:c59b457a-d697-4faa-9876-c179eb7b5eaf\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/aa\/4by3\/2026\/05\/27\/aaf94e31eb014b0d874f43e1c364ab95_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub-wander-franco-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3fef96c1e79e338f2308f56b3c8e726f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a sensitive situation, but I think, I believe that everybody has a second chance,&#8221; Beltr\u00e9 told us.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-045c82d21f458a57f1858e5606163089\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>A three-judge panel in a Puerto Plata court found the 25-year-old Tampa Bay Rays star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/25\/wander-franco-found-criminally-responsible-in-minor-abuse-case\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>criminally responsible<\/strong><\/a> for the sexual and psychological abuse of a 14-year-old girl, but was also deemed to be a victim of extortion at the hands of the minor&#8217;s mom, who was accused of trafficking her own child.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-fab79699d713b8823d0f2565bd5dff81\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20241111_2edd391c62a24cc183ada3689ab1ae18\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:c59b457a-d697-4faa-9876-c179eb7b5eaf\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/2e\/4by3\/2024\/11\/11\/2edd391c62a24cc183ada3689ab1ae18_md.jpg\" alt=\"Wander Franco getty 3\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-da642cdc9745931f01879b554224ebae\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The judges ruled Wander wouldn&#8217;t serve any prison time, meaning he could theoretically return to baseball for the first time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2023\/08\/22\/wander-franco-placed-administrative-leave-amid-investigation-relationship-minors\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>since August 2023<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-52e5fff4e58c442f61d0c1d7886c121f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>But, there&#8217;s a potential hurdle &#8230; and it&#8217;s a big one.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-545e25e97721bda9b70d27256155b15f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Major League Baseball has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2023\/08\/14\/mlb-investigating-rays-wander-franco-allegations-improper-relationship-minor\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>investigating<\/strong><\/a> the situation with Franco for years and has not yet released its findings.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-59c8303f829a272c07ceae481a09e77a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260508_1d4b78ee7c144e1a9ee6efdc6c4f239c\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:c59b457a-d697-4faa-9876-c179eb7b5eaf\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/1d\/4by3\/2026\/05\/08\/1d4b78ee7c144e1a9ee6efdc6c4f239c_md.jpg\" alt=\"trevor bauer getty 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0948967dc2281a836649baa0d7279f11\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The league, at times, has hit players with lengthy suspensions, including when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/trevor-bauer\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Trevor Bauer<\/strong><\/a> was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2022\/12\/22\/trevor-bauer-suspension-reduced-reinstated-immediately-mlb\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>suspended<\/strong><\/a> for 324 games. The Cy Young pitcher &#8212; who was never charged with a crime &#8212; had the penalty reduced to 130 games.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5863a87c448ecf344cfd65a95cccfe53\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;[MLB is] really strict about these things,&#8221; Adri\u00e1n said. &#8220;It&#8217;s just a sensitive situation. I don&#8217;t really know enough about it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c34578b57bf350841ef21c1da4182ec2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240710_a076d8ff2d0345e0979e67c54933d6f9\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:c59b457a-d697-4faa-9876-c179eb7b5eaf\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a0\/4by3\/2024\/07\/10\/a076d8ff2d0345e0979e67c54933d6f9_md.jpg\" alt=\"wander franco sub\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-816839ab16d3e21bea683da6ed9488fd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Wander was once the top prospect in all of baseball and is still only in his mid-20s &#8230; and he could theoretically return, assuming a team was willing to sign him.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ecd77c206cca75b362ab8c6e4a0a0494\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-3c28a0d5-7fc6-4ee3-b3fb-56addd96daf4-925337949-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/7b\/16by9\/2026\/05\/27\/7b2f5f9aad284c8897c23c995bf20c71_md.png\" alt=\"052726 pedro martinez kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-3c28a0d5-7fc6-4ee3-b3fb-56addd96daf4-925337949-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">GIVE HIM A CHANCE<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/pedro-martinez-wander-franco-05-27-2026\/\">Video: Pedro Martinez Reflects on Wander Franco\u2019s Future in Baseball<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZSports.com<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8ff7b62a54de17059213e4a1136e564c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Beltr\u00e9 isn&#8217;t the only one offering support. Fellow Hall of Famer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/pedro-martinez\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Pedro Mart\u00ednez<\/strong><\/a>, also told us he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/27\/pedro-martinez-wants-wander-franco-play-baseball\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>hopes<\/strong><\/a> Wander gets another opportunity to play in the MLB.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-39cbba467f6115f69acd88d8c604a9e2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>For the time being, Franco is on the league&#8217;s Restricted List, meaning he cannot play. 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