Espinosa said one of the guns presumably belonged to Franco, who was allegedly fighting with the other man over the woman's attention.
Police didn't say whether there were injuries.
The 23-year-old Franco is scheduled to go to trial Dec. 12 in the northern province of Puerto Plata in a sexual abuse case involving a 14-year-old girl. He was also charged with sexual and commercial exploitation against a minor, and human trafficking.
Franco was conditionally released Jan. 5, four days after his arrest on the abuse allegations.
Franco, who has refused to speak to the media, has said about the case: “Everything is in God’s hands.”
Franco was in the midst of his third major league season when his career was halted in August 2023. He agreed to an 11-year, $182 million contract in November 2021.
Tampa Bay placed him on the restricted list on July 10, cutting off the pay he had been receiving while on administrative leave.
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