SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Chicago Cubs infielder Addison Russell played Sunday in his first game since being suspended for 40 games last September for violating baseball's domestic abuse policy.
Russell, 25, met with little reaction from the crowd at Scottsdale Stadium when he was introduced before batting in the second inning against the host San Francisco Giants. There were a couple of audible boos but nothing very aggressive. He singled and drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in an eight-run inning by the Cubs.
"It felt great, to get the clay underneath my cleats," Russell said after coming out of the game.