Addison Russell's wife has filed for divorce but will not meet with Major League Baseball to discuss the investigation into domestic abuse claims against the Chicago Cubs shortstop.
Beermann Pritikin Mirabelli Swerdlove LLP, the law firm representing Melisa Russell, announced the divorce proceedings in a statement released Wednesday.
MLB began its investigation earlier this month after Melisa Russell, in a post on Instagram, accused her husband of cheating and implied that the couple was breaking up. A comment related to the post from someone she identified as a close friend accused the player of physically abusing his wife.