Addison Russell won’t be playing again in the regular season. He was placed on administrative leave last Friday and today MLB extended it through Sunday, when the Cubs play their last regular season game.
MLB has extended Addison Russell’s administrative leave through Sunday, the final day of the regular season, a source tells The Athletic. As I reported yesterday, every previous case of a player going on AL resulted in the player agreeing to a suspension without appeal.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) September 27, 2018
Earlier in the week, Rosenthal also reported that MLB received more credible information regarding its investigation on domestic violence allegations toward Russell.
Melisa Reidy posted a blog last week, when she told her story of abuse during her marriage with Russell. According to Rosenthal, MLB has interviewed Reidy and other witnesses as part of their investigation.
Via The Athletic.
Major League Baseball did not place Cubs shortstop Addison Russell on paid administrative leave solely because of a blog post written by his former wife, Melisa Reidy.
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.
The league’s investigation includes interviews with Reidy and numerous other witnesses, and with officials gathering additional information since Russell went on leave, sources said.
Russell, 24, has one child with Reidy. Baseball reached out to another woman with whom Russell has fathered a child, the woman confirmed to The Athletic’s Katie Strang. That woman declined to comment at this time under the advice of her lawyer.
Every player who has been placed on administrative leave by MLB has eventually been suspended.
Rosenthal said all signs point to Russell being suspended. For now, his regular season is officially over with the Cubs.
