One of the biggest questions of the offseason for the Cubs was the future of shortstop Addison Russell. Russell will open 2019 with 29 games remaining on a 40-game suspension for violating MLB’s domestic violence policy. He was suspended after an MLB investigation last September into accusations of abuse made by his ex-wife Melisa Reidy. Those allegations originally surfaced shortly after the couple split up in June of 2017. The original accusations stemmed from a comment on social media and MLB began an investigation shortly thereafter. Reidy was not initially comfortable participating in that investigation, however that changed after she posted a compelling and highly personal account on her blog on September 19.
Addison Russell and Theo Epstein talk about addressing domestic violence, and his Cubs future
