Melisa Reidy, the ex-wife of Cubs shortstop Addison Russell, posted a blog late Thursday night detailing years of enduring physical, emotional and psychological abuse.
The post can be read here, and much of it is pretty difficult to stomach.
The couple split up in June 2017 after Melisa posted a now-deleted Instagram photo alleging infidelity. A friend of Melisa's commented on the Instagram post that there had also been physical abuse during the relationship.
MLB caught wind of the deleted comment and opened an investigation of Russell under its then-new domestic violence protocol.