The wife of Addison Russell, Melisa Reidy, alleged that she was domestically assaulted by the Chicago Cubs infielder in a blog post last week.
Russell was then placed on paid administrative leave by Major League Baseball, though according to a report by Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the league had additional information beyond Reidy's post:
"The post alone would not have been enough for baseball to force Russell off the field under its joint domestic violence policy with the players' union. The league had additional credible information, according to sources familiar with its investigation.