Franco's Conviction, and a Revised History Volume

Rays shortstop's likely, disgraceful finish; Mr. Schlossberg updates his excellent baseball bible.

Pregame Pepper

. . . Others who have been banned from MLB over sexual misconduct* include:

Roberto Alomar—The Hall of Fame second baseman was banned in 2021 over sexual misconduct allegations involving a Blue Jays employee in 2014. Alomar was forced to resign from the Hall’s board of directors and terminated as an MLB consultant. The Jays severed all ties…