Even though Wander Franco was spared prison time in the Dominican Republic, don’t expect the former Tampa Bay Rays shortstop to make a return to Major League Baseball.A judge in the D.R. on Monday found Franco “criminally responsible” for abusing a minor, though he was granted a judicial pardon because the court also considered him a “victim” of extortion and blackmail. But multiple legal experts believe that distinction won’t matter when it comes to Franco being allowed back into the United States.“There’s no way the Department of State will give this man a visa,” said immigration attorney Amy Maldonado, whose clients include several MLB teams. “… The only way he’d ever have gotten a visa again is if he’d been found innocent, and it was compelling evidence.“The fact that he’s guilty of sexual abuse of a minor, he’s done. He’s never getting into the U.S.”Maldonado added that her perspective has nothing to do with the current presidential administration’s hardline immigration policies, stating that “any other administration would not approve this visa.”Franco last played for the Rays in August 2023, when he was first accused of having an illegal relationship with a 14-year-old girl. The girl’s mother received a 10-year prison sentence in this case for charges related to trafficking her daughter. The judge said her actions in blackmailing Franco made him a victim.Franco was initially convicted last June and given a two-year suspended sentence. However, an appeals court ordered a retrial, which resulted in Monday’s verdict.