Ben Zobrist was recently granted a personal leave of absence from the Cubs and placed on the restricted list.
As of Wednesday morning — and credit where it’s due, first reported by Cubs Insider and BCB’s Danny Rockett — we have learned of the likely reason for this leave.
Cook County, Illinois public records show that on Monday, Ben’s wife Julianna Zobrist filed for divorce. You can search this yourself by going to this link, selecting “Domestic relations,” searching by name, and typing “Zobrist” into the search box.
When there is a divorce of two high-profile people like Ben and Julianna, and young children involved, there’s likely a lot of arrangements to be made, which is probably the reason Ben asked for the time away from the team.