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unusual activity regarding this player

Major League Baseball and the Tampa Bay Rays seem to be treading very carefully over some social media posts that have surfaced regarding Franco's involvement with possible underage girls.. not much else is available at this time other than Franco has not traveled with the team to the West Coast this evening and was pulled from today's game in the fifth inning after reports surfaced regarding said posts on social media.. All very vague but could be a bombshell in the making... MLB indicated they were performing their due diligence in regards to the matter; no official suspension or any other form of punitive action has been mentioned yet. Toastt21 (talk) 04:22, 14 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

at what point should the article be changed to reflect this controversy? It's already notable enough that the MLB and the Rays are doing their due diligence in this, but because it's still unconfirmed allegations can it not be added to this article yet? Mcturtle25 (talk) 18:26, 14 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

WP:BLP protections are meant to be strict. These unproven allegations are severe in nature and should be excluded without ironclad sourcing. We can, however, source that he is on a leave of absence from the team because that is factual, easily sourced, and uncontroversial. – Muboshgu (talk) 18:29, 14 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Now it's official leave of absence. No definite conclusion yet but probably worth mentioning? An MLB report is ironclad evidence as well so I think it's worth putting up Fastfads (talk) 16:57, 22 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

added info indicating Franco is now on "indefinite administrative leave" per MLB in "2023 Season" section Toastt21 (talk) 13:43, 23 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Mumbai0618, your edit was a terrible violation of BLP. Note that while this source does say that he is on the restricted list, it is otherwise incredibly vague on the details why. You added serious allegations to this page that are not present in the source, and you did it in two different places for some reason. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:29, 14 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

My apologies, I assumed the details were public knowledge and did not realize this was being discussed in the talk page. Mumbai0618 (talk) 20:12, 14 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The New York Times article about Franco's suspension mentions the alleged behavior that led to the suspension as well as Franco releasing a video in which he states "they are saying that I am [engaging in alleged behavior]": https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/14/sports/baseball/wander-franco-rays-investigation.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.193.204.66 (talk) 23:53, 14 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

There seems to be a great deal of news about this, here's a starter: https://theathletic.com/5188954/2024/01/09/wander-franco-visa-united-states/ I was surprised we don't have a good summary of the situation. --Jimbo Wales (talk) 16:07, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Up until recently, much of what was in the press was unconfirmed innuendo. There has been considerable development in the story in recent days and we should add to our article. I'll aim to do it today if nobody beats me to it. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:16, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Connor Dookies (talk) 18:26, 18 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. JTP ^{(talk • contribs)} 18:39, 18 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]