Cubs shortstop Addison Russell was placed on administrative leave by Major League Baseball on Friday following allegations of domestic abuse from his ex-wife, Melisa Reidy-Russell.
On Wednesday, Reidy-Russell, who was married to Russell for nearly two years, published a blog post in which she accused her ex-husband of subjecting her to emotional and physical abuse over the course of their marriage.
Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein and Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts met with Russell at their offices near Wrigley Field on Friday morning. They informed Russell that he was being placed on administrative leave.