SAN FRANCISCO -- Chicago Cubs second baseman Addison Russell agrees that he has to play better after being called out by his manager over the weekend.
"With aggression comes the good things and the bad things," Russell said Monday afternoon from the Cubs clubhouse at Oracle Park. "The skillset is there. It's just more the mental side, and slowing the game down on the basepaths would be hugely beneficial for myself."
Russell, 25, had a day to forget on Saturday as he missed two pop-ups, got thrown out at home on a ground ball, didn't advance to third on a potential wild pitch, and subsequently got doubled off second base.