MLB legend David Ortiz tried to connect with Rays' Wander Franco amid troubling allegations

Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com.

Boston Red Sox legend and Hall of Fame slugger David Ortiz said he tried to connect with Tampa Bay Rays star Wander Franco during an investigation into allegations Franco had an inappropriate relationship with a minor. 

Oritz, speaking with ESPN Deportes baseball reporter Enrique Rojas Thursday, said he couldn’t comment on Franco's situation because he doesn’t have any knowledge about what is being alleged, but he did reveal that he has tried to get in touch with Franco.

David Ortiz prior to Game 3 of the National League Championship Series between the San Diego Padres and the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park Oct. 21, 2022, in Philadelphia.  (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

"I don't know if he did or didn't. I don't make the mistake that many people make who start to comment or give their opinion on things they don't know about," he said, according to a translation of an ESPN Deportes report.

RAYS' WANDER FRANCO FACES 2ND ALLEGATION OF INAPPROPRIATE RELATIONSHIP WITH MINOR: REPORT

"When I heard about this situation, I tried to make myself available to Wander to see how I could help him because I really wanted to know what was happening with [Franco]," he continued.

Oritz recalled speaking to Franco at the 2022 All-Star Game.

"I spent a long time talking to Wander at the All-Star Game," Ortiz said. "I really liked him because he is a good boy, like all youth, but the mission of one as a veteran is to guide those boys, not trample on them or mistreat them."

Wander Franco of the Tampa Bay Rays, left, hugs former Major League Baseball player David Ortiz during the Gatorade All-Star Workout Day at T-Mobile Park July 10, 2023,