Prosecutors say Rays star Wander Franco referred to minor as 'my girl,' 'loved' their relationship: report

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New reported details have emerged in the case of MLB All-Star Wander Franco and his alleged relationship with a then-14-year-old.

The Tampa Bay Rays shortstop, who has been on administrative leave since August, is facing two decades in jail.

According to ESPN, Dominican prosecutors say that Franco called the minor "my girl" in a WhatsApp message, admitting that the relationship was a "risk," but he "loved it."

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Tampa Bay Rays star Wander Franco is facing an investigation into alleged inappropriate relationships with minors. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

"My girl," Franco allegedly wrote in Spanish. "If my team realizes this, it could cause problems for me. It is a rule for all teams that we cannot talk to minors, and yet I took the risk and I loved it."

Franco was arrested earlier this month after he failed to appear for a meeting with a prosecutor in late December, and then being interviewed by an official on New Year's Day.

Prosecutors say Franco's relationship with the girl, now 15, lasted four months, and he paid her to not speak about it. The girl's mother also faces charges for money laundering based on gifts sent to her by Franco. Franco and the girl met on December 9, 2022, after he "took her from her home," had sex twice in a two-day span, and began their relationship.

When it was allegedly revealed that the girl had begun seeing someone else around spring training of last year, Franco ordered her not to.

"You're just a girl and you don't know how to get along with me, that's why you failed, but I'll give you only one chance, you must be only for me," Franco allegedly wrote