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Rays Bench Star Shortstop Wander Franco For Poor Teammate Behavior

  • Wander Franco, Tampa Bay shortstop, has been benched for Thursday and Friday's games against Kansas City by Rays manager Kevin Cash.
  • Tampa Bay Rays are benching shortstop Wander Franco for at least two games over behavior that resulted in him not "being the best teammate"
  • Wander Franco will not be in the lineup for the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday and Friday.
  • Rays manager Kevin Cash is benching Franco due to his handling of frustrations and not being a good teammate.
  • Taylor Walls will replace Franco as starting shortstop on Thursday and most likely on Friday as well.
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