Rays: The trial of suspended Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who faces charges of sexual abuse involving a girl who was 14 years old at the time of the alleged crimes, will resume on Monday in the Dominican Republic. The court announced the move Tuesday. After five hearings in which prosecutors and defense attorneys presented their evidence, the judges decided to suspended the trial. The closing arguments and conclusions from each side will be presented in court on June 23. Franco, who was charged in July 2024 and is on supervised release, could face up to 30 years in prison if found guilty. “I’m going to feel good, because everything is in God’s hands now,” the 24-year old Franco said while leaving the hearing. The judges explained that the adjournment for so many days is to analyze everything presented by the parties in order to make a decision. Documents that prosecutors presented to the judge last year and were viewed by The Associated Press alleged that Franco, through his mother Yudelka Aybar, transferred 1 million pesos ($17,000) to the mother of the minor on Jan. 5, 2023, to consent to the purported abuse. The mother of the minor has been charged with money laundering and is under house arrest. Franco also has been charged with sexual and commercial exploitation against a minor, and human trafficking. He was in his third season when his career was halted in August 2023. Franco agreed to an 11-year, $182 million contract in late 2021. He’s currently on MLB’s restricted list.

Yankees: Reliever Luke Weaver threw a simulated game Tuesday afternoon and is getting closer to rejoining the Yankees’ bullpen. Weaver, who strained his left hamstring June 1 while warming up at Dodger Stadium, faced teammates J.C. Escarra and Oswald Peraza before the Yankees played the Angels in New York. “Kind of simulated four outs,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “He looked great. He really looks good.” The team initially expected Weaver to miss four to six weeks, but the right-hander said any pain in the hamstring disappeared within days of the injury. He had three side sessions before Tuesday’s simulated game. “Obviously we passed the activation date, but we want to be smart and make sure the recovery is going well,” Weaver said. “Today was the biggest step thus far and I feel really good. So I’ll definitely advocate to tell them how I’m feeling.” Weaver’s return will give the Yankees two legitimate ninth-inning options. The 31-year-old Weaver has a 1.05 ERA this season and emerged as the team’s closer by converting six saves in seven chances after Devin Williams had posted an 11.25 ERA in his first 10 appearances. Williams, however, had a 2.90 ERA in his last 20 games and had converted all four of his save opportunities this month.

Mets: RHP Tylor Megill was placed on the 15-day IL with a right elbow sprain. Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said the “best-case scenario” is Megill misses four to five weeks. Megill, 29, is 5-5 with a 3.95 ERA in 14 starts.