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Sheryl Ring of FanGraphs reported the following earlier today:
I spoke to one media member who told me they were privately instructed by the Cubs to lay off Russell and threatened with reprisal if they didn't.
— Sheryl Ring u26beufe0f u2696ufe0f "The Counselor" (@Ring_Sheryl) April 28, 2019
Back on October 3rd, Major League Baseball announced that Addison Russell “has accepted a 40-game suspension without pay for violating Major League Baseball’s Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy.