Narrative: Ex-Cubs SS Addison Russell Finalizing Contract with KBO’s Kiwoom Heroes
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Primitive All-Superstar shortstop Addison Russell is reportedly shut to resuming his professional baseball occupation in the KBO.
Per ESPN’s Jeff Passan, Russell is finalizing a one-year deal with the Kiwoom Heroes and is predicted to arrive in South Korea rapidly.
Russell served a 40-sport suspension wreck up between the conclude of the 2018 season and the delivery of 2019 for violating Major League Baseball’s Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy.
The discipline from MLB came after Melisa Reidy, Russell’s ex-wife, alleged extra than one instances of physical and emotional abuse from him when they were married.
She wrote in a put up on her weblog, LifeWithMelIs.com:
“The most considerable time I modified into bodily mistreated by my accomplice, I modified into in shock. I would per chance perchance now not wrap my head around what correct took dwelling. … Why did he get so offended? What did I create for him to hope to position his hands on me? Of path I forgave him & assumed it would by no technique happen again. I correct view he had let his emotions get the tell of him, he loves me and he’s sorry. I modified into deeply be anxious that he would per chance perchance even be succesful to this behavior towards me, I would per chance perchance now not brand how the man I modified into so in love with, the FATHER of my diminutive one, the man I married correct a pair of months ago would per chance perchance dispute such aggression towards me. …
“Emotional/verbal abuse started come earlier than I even realized, in the end it began to be an day after day component. Being blamed for correct about something that went silly, title calling, intimidating me with private power, manipulating me to heart of attention on I modified into the peril, destroying my private things, threatening me to ‘send’ me & our son dwelling to my oldsters as if I modified into privileged to be residing in our dwelling.”
Russell performed in 82 video games for the Cubs final season, the keep he hit .237/.308/.391 with 9 dwelling runs and 23 RBI in 215 at-bats. The 2016 All-Superstar grew to become a free agent final December when Chicago non-tendered him.
The Heroes are currently fourth in the KBO standings at 24-17.