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Addison Russell

Addison Wayne Russell (born January 23, 1994) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League. Russell was drafted 11th overall by the Oakland Athletics in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. He was traded to the Chicago Cubs in 2014. In 2015, Baseball America listed Russell as the third-best prospect in professional baseball. He made his MLB debut with the Cubs in April 2015 and was an All-Star in 2016. That same year, Russell won the World Series with the Cubs. He has previously played in the KBO League for the Kiwoom Heroes.

Addison Russell
Russell with the Chicago Cubs in 2017
Acereros de Monclova
Second baseman / Shortstop
Born: (1994-01-23) January 23, 1994 (age 30)
Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Professional debut
MLB: April 21, 2015, for the Chicago Cubs
KBO: July 28, 2020, for the Kiwoom Heroes
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Batting average.242
Home runs60
Runs batted in253
KBO statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average.269
Home runs6
Runs batted in73
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Early life edit

Russell was born on January 23, 1994, in Pensacola, Florida, the eldest of four children raised by mother Milany Ocampo-Russell and stepfather Wayne Russell.[1][2] Russell's mother is Filipina.[3] The full name on Russell's birth certificate is Geoffreye O'Neal Addison Robert Watts Jr III. He was nearly killed by human respiratory syncytial virus at three months old. He was adopted by his stepfather, Wayne, at 13 years old and took the name Addison Wayne Russell.[4]

Amateur career edit

High school edit

Russell attended Pace High School in Florida and in 2010 led his high school to a class 5A FHSAA baseball state championship and a runner-up finish in 2012.[5] Russell played in the 2010 Under Armour All-America Baseball Game,[6] was named a Perfect Game Aflac All-American Game participant and a Louisville Slugger First Team All-American in 2011.[5] He was also ranked as the No. 18 high school prospect by Baseball America and as the No. 24 high school prospect by Perfect Game.[5] In his final high school baseball season, Russell hit for a .368 batting average and recorded a .532 on base percentage.[7] Russell also played high school football at the running back position.[8]

In November 2011, Russell signed a National Letter of Intent to play college baseball at Auburn University for the Tigers baseball team.[9]

International edit

Russell was a member of the USA Baseball 18U National Team at the 2011 COPABE 18U/AAA Pan American games that won a gold medal.[5][9] At the tournament, Russell batted .393, going 11-for-28 with three doubles, a triple and a home run, driving in nine RBIs and scoring 11 runs.[9] During the championship game against Team Canada, Russell hit a grand slam and was named First-Team All Tournament as Shortstop for his efforts.[10] At the tournament for Team USA, Russell played alongside future professional baseball players Albert Almora, Alex Bregman, David Dahl, Joey Gallo, and Carson Kelly.[10]

Professional career edit

Oakland Athletics edit

Russell was drafted by the Oakland Athletics with the 11th overall pick of the first round in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft out of Pace High School in Pace, Florida.[7][11] Russell received a $2.625 million signing bonus for signing with the A's instead of attending Auburn.[8] He was also the first high school athlete selected by the A's in the first round of the draft since Jeremy Bonderman in 2001.[8]

Russell started his career with the Arizona League Athletics, where he hit .415/.488/.717 with six home runs and 29 runs batted in in 26 games. He was then promoted to the Vermont Lake Monsters and hit .340/.386/.509 with one home run in 13 games. He finished the season with the Class-A Burlington Bees, hitting .310/.369/.448 in 16 games. Overall, he finished his first season hitting .369/.432/.594 with seven home runs and 45 runs batted in 55 games. In 2012, he was named an Oakland MILB.com organization All-Star and an AZL post-season All-Star.[12]

Prior to the 2013 season, Russell was the Athletics' best prospect according to Baseball America.[13] He was also named the best prospect in the Arizona League.[14] In 2013, he was named an Oakland MILB.com organization All-Star, a California League (CAL) rookie of the year,[15] a CAL post-season All-Star, and a CAL Futures Game selection.[12][16] Playing for Mesa, he was also named to the AFL All-Prospect Team, and an AFL Rising Star.[12]

Chicago Cubs edit

On July 4, 2014, Russell, along with pitcher Dan Straily, outfielder Billy McKinney, and a player to be named later, was traded to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for pitcher Jason Hammel and pitcher Jeff Samardzija.[17][18] The Cubs sent Russell to the Arizona Fall League for the second time at the end of the 2014 minor league season.[19]

2015 edit

Baseball America named him the #3 prospect before the 2015 season.[20] On April 21, Russell was called up to the 25-man roster to play second base against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park.[21][22] On May 1, Russell hit his first career home run off of Wily Peralta in a 1–0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.[23] He moved to his normal infield position at shortstop in early August, replacing three-time All-Star Starlin Castro. Russell committed only two errors in 52 games as the regular Cubs shortstop.[24]

In the 2015 postseason, he had 3 hits in 12 at bats with 1 RBI. Cardinal Pitcher John Lackey had a no-hitter into the sixth. Russell's single was the first hit. He hit a triple in the late innings of the third NLDS game and was slightly injured sliding into third. He did not play in game four. After the Cubs defeated the Cardinals in the NLDS to advance to the NLCS to face the New York Mets, it was announced that Russell had pulled his hamstring. This injury kept him out of the NLCS.

After the season, the Cubs acquired Jason Heyward. Russell gave up his jersey number, 22, to Heyward, and switched to number 27 in honor of Eddie George.[25]

2016 edit

Batting .242 with 11 home runs and 48 RBIs, Russell was the starting shortstop at the 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.[26] By the beginning of September of the 2016 season, Russell had 108 hits in 445 at bats with 19 home runs and 88 runs batted in. Russell had a bases-loaded game-winning hit in a late-season game against the San Francisco Giants.[27] He was 9-for-23 (.391) with 24 RBIs in bases-loaded situations for the year;[28] the 9 bases-loaded hits led MLB for the season.[29] In the seventh inning of a different game, in a bases loaded situation, Russell made an acrobatic catch at the left field foul line for the final out of the inning.[30] Russell finished the year with 95 RBIs and became the second Cub shortstop with over 90 for a season. Previously, Hall of Famer Ernie Banks accomplished this feat five times. Russell hit decisive two-run home runs in Games 4 and 5 of that year's National League Championship Series, helping the Cubs break the Curse of the Billy Goat en route to their first World Series win in 108 years.[31][32]

On October 25, 2016, Addison Russell along with teammates Dexter Fowler, Jason Heyward, and Carl Edwards Jr., became the first African-Americans to play for the Cubs in a World Series game. Both Russell and Fowler are the first African-Americans to start for the Cubs in a World Series due to it being the first World Series the Cubs have played in since desegregation.[33][34][35][a] Russell hit the 19th grand slam in the history of the World Series in the sixth game and also tied an MLB record of 6 RBI by one player in a game on a team facing elimination from the fall classic. He became the first player to hit a grand slam in a World Series game since Paul Konerko of the Chicago White Sox in the 2005 World Series.

2017 edit

On April 19, 2017, Russell hit his first career walk-off home run, a three-run shot against the Milwaukee Brewers.[36] On August 4, Russell was placed on the 10-day disabled list due to a strained right foot.[37] At that point in the season his batting average was .241 with 10 home runs and 36 RBI's.

On September 16, 2017, Russell returned from a long stint on the disabled list, and homered in his first at-bat.[38]

2018 edit

Russell had a disappointing season (.250 BA, 5 HR, 38 RBI[39]), and he did not play again after September 19 due to MLB placing him on administrative leave as it investigated abuse allegations made against him by his ex-wife.[40]

2019 edit

Russell was suspended for the first 29 games of the season, finishing the 40-game suspension he received in 2018 as a result of allegations, found credible by MLB, that he abused his wife. Once his suspension was served, he reported to the Iowa Cubs.[41] He was recalled to Chicago on May 8.[42] Immediately, he switched from shortstop to second base. That night he went 0-for-3 with a walk against the Miami Marlins. The Wrigley Field crowd greeted Russell with mostly boos.[43] Russell hit his first home run of the 2019 season on May 15 against the Cincinnati Reds. The Cubs optioned Russell to AAA on July 24, 2019, to make room for catcher Willson Contreras. On December 2, 2019, Russell was non-tendered and became a free agent.[44]

Kiwoom Heroes edit

On June 19, 2020, Russell signed with the Kiwoom Heroes of KBO League.[45] On July 28, 2020, Russell made his debut in KBO in a 6–2 win against the Doosan Bears with two RBIs and a run.[46] At the end of the season, his batting average was .254 with 2 home runs and 31 RBIs.[47] On November 27, the Heroes announced that they would not bring back Russell for the 2021 season, and he became a free agent.[48]

Acereros de Monclova edit

On April 1, 2021, Russell signed with the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League.[49] In 66 games for Monclova, he batted .319/.405/.494 with 8 home runs and 47 RBI.

In 2022, Russell played in 80 games for Monclova, hitting .348/.443/.677 with 24 home runs, 74 RBI, and 8 stolen bases.

Kiwoom Heroes (second stint) edit

On December 11, 2022, Russell signed with the Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO League. He played in 59 games for Kiwoom in 2023, hitting .286/.339/.400 with 4 home runs and 42 RBI. On July 13, 2023, Russell was released by the team after being hampered by a wrist injury since mid–June.[50]

Acereros de Monclova (second stint) edit

On February 16, 2024, Russell signed with the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League.[51]

Personal life edit

Russell has a daughter who was born in May 2015; her mother is Mallory Engstrom.[52] Russell and Melisa Reidy married in January 2016 in Milton, FL at Sowell Farms; they have a son who was born in August 2015.[53] Russell's third child, a son, was born in October 2018 to girlfriend Asti Kelley.[54]

In June 2017, Russell was accused, by an unknown party, of domestic violence against Reidy, an incident which led to Reidy filing for divorce.[55] Two weeks after this initial allegation, Reidy's lawyer said that she would not be cooperating with MLB's investigation and that she "isn't interested in legitimizing anything that doesn't come from her."[56] Ultimately, Reidy did meet with MLB once she felt strong enough to do so.[57] MLB suspended Russell for 40 games as a result of its investigation.[58] Russell did not appeal the suspension.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Jackie Robinson's rookie season was 1947 which was two years after the Chicago Cubs appearance in the 1945 World Series. In 1953, Ernie Banks, known as Mr. Cub, became the first African-American on the Cubs roster.

References edit

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External links edit

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This article is about the baseball player For the Ohio author see Addison Peale Russell For the Connecticut politician see Charles Addison Russell Addison Wayne Russell born January 23 1994 is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League Russell was drafted 11th overall by the Oakland Athletics in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft He was traded to the Chicago Cubs in 2014 In 2015 Baseball America listed Russell as the third best prospect in professional baseball He made his MLB debut with the Cubs in April 2015 and was an All Star in 2016 That same year Russell won the World Series with the Cubs He has previously played in the KBO League for the Kiwoom Heroes Addison RussellRussell with the Chicago Cubs in 2017Acereros de MonclovaSecond baseman ShortstopBorn 1994 01 23 January 23 1994 age 30 Pensacola Florida U S Bats RightThrows RightProfessional debutMLB April 21 2015 for the Chicago CubsKBO July 28 2020 for the Kiwoom HeroesMLB statistics through 2019 season Batting average 242Home runs60Runs batted in253KBO statistics through 2023 season Batting average 269Home runs6Runs batted in73TeamsChicago Cubs 2015 2019 Kiwoom Heroes 2020 2023 Career highlights and awardsAll Star 2016 World Series champion 2016 Contents 1 Early life 2 Amateur career 2 1 High school 2 2 International 3 Professional career 3 1 Oakland Athletics 3 2 Chicago Cubs 3 2 1 2015 3 2 2 2016 3 2 3 2017 3 2 4 2018 3 2 5 2019 3 3 Kiwoom Heroes 3 4 Acereros de Monclova 3 5 Kiwoom Heroes second stint 3 6 Acereros de Monclova second stint 4 Personal life 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editRussell was born on January 23 1994 in Pensacola Florida the eldest of four children raised by mother Milany Ocampo Russell and stepfather Wayne Russell 1 2 Russell s mother is Filipina 3 The full name on Russell s birth certificate is Geoffreye O Neal Addison Robert Watts Jr III He was nearly killed by human respiratory syncytial virus at three months old He was adopted by his stepfather Wayne at 13 years old and took the name Addison Wayne Russell 4 Amateur career editHigh school edit Russell attended Pace High School in Florida and in 2010 led his high school to a class 5A FHSAA baseball state championship and a runner up finish in 2012 5 Russell played in the 2010 Under Armour All America Baseball Game 6 was named a Perfect Game Aflac All American Game participant and a Louisville Slugger First Team All American in 2011 5 He was also ranked as the No 18 high school prospect by Baseball America and as the No 24 high school prospect by Perfect Game 5 In his final high school baseball season Russell hit for a 368 batting average and recorded a 532 on base percentage 7 Russell also played high school football at the running back position 8 In November 2011 Russell signed a National Letter of Intent to play college baseball at Auburn University for the Tigers baseball team 9 International edit Russell was a member of the USA Baseball 18U National Team at the 2011 COPABE 18U AAA Pan American games that won a gold medal 5 9 At the tournament Russell batted 393 going 11 for 28 with three doubles a triple and a home run driving in nine RBIs and scoring 11 runs 9 During the championship game against Team Canada Russell hit a grand slam and was named First Team All Tournament as Shortstop for his efforts 10 At the tournament for Team USA Russell played alongside future professional baseball players Albert Almora Alex Bregman David Dahl Joey Gallo and Carson Kelly 10 Professional career editOakland Athletics edit Russell was drafted by the Oakland Athletics with the 11th overall pick of the first round in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft out of Pace High School in Pace Florida 7 11 Russell received a 2 625 million signing bonus for signing with the A s instead of attending Auburn 8 He was also the first high school athlete selected by the A s in the first round of the draft since Jeremy Bonderman in 2001 8 Russell started his career with the Arizona League Athletics where he hit 415 488 717 with six home runs and 29 runs batted in in 26 games He was then promoted to the Vermont Lake Monsters and hit 340 386 509 with one home run in 13 games He finished the season with the Class A Burlington Bees hitting 310 369 448 in 16 games Overall he finished his first season hitting 369 432 594 with seven home runs and 45 runs batted in 55 games In 2012 he was named an Oakland MILB com organization All Star and an AZL post season All Star 12 Prior to the 2013 season Russell was the Athletics best prospect according to Baseball America 13 He was also named the best prospect in the Arizona League 14 In 2013 he was named an Oakland MILB com organization All Star a California League CAL rookie of the year 15 a CAL post season All Star and a CAL Futures Game selection 12 16 Playing for Mesa he was also named to the AFL All Prospect Team and an AFL Rising Star 12 Chicago Cubs edit On July 4 2014 Russell along with pitcher Dan Straily outfielder Billy McKinney and a player to be named later was traded to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for pitcher Jason Hammel and pitcher Jeff Samardzija 17 18 The Cubs sent Russell to the Arizona Fall League for the second time at the end of the 2014 minor league season 19 2015 edit Baseball America named him the 3 prospect before the 2015 season 20 On April 21 Russell was called up to the 25 man roster to play second base against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park 21 22 On May 1 Russell hit his first career home run off of Wily Peralta in a 1 0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers 23 He moved to his normal infield position at shortstop in early August replacing three time All Star Starlin Castro Russell committed only two errors in 52 games as the regular Cubs shortstop 24 In the 2015 postseason he had 3 hits in 12 at bats with 1 RBI Cardinal Pitcher John Lackey had a no hitter into the sixth Russell s single was the first hit He hit a triple in the late innings of the third NLDS game and was slightly injured sliding into third He did not play in game four After the Cubs defeated the Cardinals in the NLDS to advance to the NLCS to face the New York Mets it was announced that Russell had pulled his hamstring This injury kept him out of the NLCS After the season the Cubs acquired Jason Heyward Russell gave up his jersey number 22 to Heyward and switched to number 27 in honor of Eddie George 25 2016 edit Batting 242 with 11 home runs and 48 RBIs Russell was the starting shortstop at the 2016 Major League Baseball All Star Game 26 By the beginning of September of the 2016 season Russell had 108 hits in 445 at bats with 19 home runs and 88 runs batted in Russell had a bases loaded game winning hit in a late season game against the San Francisco Giants 27 He was 9 for 23 391 with 24 RBIs in bases loaded situations for the year 28 the 9 bases loaded hits led MLB for the season 29 In the seventh inning of a different game in a bases loaded situation Russell made an acrobatic catch at the left field foul line for the final out of the inning 30 Russell finished the year with 95 RBIs and became the second Cub shortstop with over 90 for a season Previously Hall of Famer Ernie Banks accomplished this feat five times Russell hit decisive two run home runs in Games 4 and 5 of that year s National League Championship Series helping the Cubs break the Curse of the Billy Goat en route to their first World Series win in 108 years 31 32 On October 25 2016 Addison Russell along with teammates Dexter Fowler Jason Heyward and Carl Edwards Jr became the first African Americans to play for the Cubs in a World Series game Both Russell and Fowler are the first African Americans to start for the Cubs in a World Series due to it being the first World Series the Cubs have played in since desegregation 33 34 35 a Russell hit the 19th grand slam in the history of the World Series in the sixth game and also tied an MLB record of 6 RBI by one player in a game on a team facing elimination from the fall classic He became the first player to hit a grand slam in a World Series game since Paul Konerko of the Chicago White Sox in the 2005 World Series 2017 edit On April 19 2017 Russell hit his first career walk off home run a three run shot against the Milwaukee Brewers 36 On August 4 Russell was placed on the 10 day disabled list due to a strained right foot 37 At that point in the season his batting average was 241 with 10 home runs and 36 RBI s On September 16 2017 Russell returned from a long stint on the disabled list and homered in his first at bat 38 2018 edit Russell had a disappointing season 250 BA 5 HR 38 RBI 39 and he did not play again after September 19 due to MLB placing him on administrative leave as it investigated abuse allegations made against him by his ex wife 40 2019 edit Russell was suspended for the first 29 games of the season finishing the 40 game suspension he received in 2018 as a result of allegations found credible by MLB that he abused his wife Once his suspension was served he reported to the Iowa Cubs 41 He was recalled to Chicago on May 8 42 Immediately he switched from shortstop to second base That night he went 0 for 3 with a walk against the Miami Marlins The Wrigley Field crowd greeted Russell with mostly boos 43 Russell hit his first home run of the 2019 season on May 15 against the Cincinnati Reds The Cubs optioned Russell to AAA on July 24 2019 to make room for catcher Willson Contreras On December 2 2019 Russell was non tendered and became a free agent 44 Kiwoom Heroes edit On June 19 2020 Russell signed with the Kiwoom Heroes of KBO League 45 On July 28 2020 Russell made his debut in KBO in a 6 2 win against the Doosan Bears with two RBIs and a run 46 At the end of the season his batting average was 254 with 2 home runs and 31 RBIs 47 On November 27 the Heroes announced that they would not bring back Russell for the 2021 season and he became a free agent 48 Acereros de Monclova edit On April 1 2021 Russell signed with the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League 49 In 66 games for Monclova he batted 319 405 494 with 8 home runs and 47 RBI In 2022 Russell played in 80 games for Monclova hitting 348 443 677 with 24 home runs 74 RBI and 8 stolen bases Kiwoom Heroes second stint edit On December 11 2022 Russell signed with the Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO League He played in 59 games for Kiwoom in 2023 hitting 286 339 400 with 4 home runs and 42 RBI On July 13 2023 Russell was released by the team after being hampered by a wrist injury since mid June 50 Acereros de Monclova second stint edit On February 16 2024 Russell signed with the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League 51 Personal life editRussell has a daughter who was born in May 2015 her mother is Mallory Engstrom 52 Russell and Melisa Reidy married in January 2016 in Milton FL at Sowell Farms they have a son who was born in August 2015 53 Russell s third child a son was born in October 2018 to girlfriend Asti Kelley 54 In June 2017 Russell was accused by an unknown party of domestic violence against Reidy an incident which led to Reidy filing for divorce 55 Two weeks after this initial allegation Reidy s lawyer said that she would not be cooperating with MLB s investigation and that she isn t interested in legitimizing anything that doesn t come from her 56 Ultimately Reidy did meet with MLB once she felt strong enough to do so 57 MLB suspended Russell for 40 games as a result of its investigation 58 Russell did not appeal the suspension Notes edit Jackie Robinson s rookie season was 1947 which was two years after the Chicago Cubs appearance in the 1945 World Series In 1953 Ernie Banks known as Mr Cub became the first African American on the Cubs roster References edit LeRoy Oscar April 2 2014 Rising star Russell ready to show skills in Midland Midland Reporter Telegram Retrieved February 27 2014 Marshall Ashley April 21 2015 Cubs call up No 2 prospect Russell MILB com Retrieved February 27 2016 Muskat Carrie May 7 2016 Russell admires the strong women in his life MLB com Retrieved May 31 2016 Nightengale Bob February 9 2017 After greatest year of his life Cubs star Addison Russell vows to stay humble USA Today Retrieved December 31 2017 a b c d Eight things to know about Cubs mega prospect Addison Russell Chicago Sun Times April 21 2015 Archived from the original on December 22 2015 Retrieved December 21 2015 Crasnick Jerry February 26 2016 Cubs convinced Addison Russell will thrive at shortstop ESPN Retrieved August 5 2016 a b A s nab high school infielder Russell at No 11 Oakland Athletics Archived from the original on November 16 2017 Retrieved April 26 2015 a b c Ostler Scott February 25 2014 Shortstop Russell is taking fast track to big leagues San Francisco Chronicle Retrieved December 21 2015 a b c BASEBALL SIGNEES DAHL AND RUSSELL WIN GOLD WITH USA BASEBALL 18U TEAM Auburn Athletics December 11 2011 Archived from the original on May 12 2016 Retrieved December 19 2015 a b USA tops Canada 12 2 wins gold USA Baseball November 27 2011 Archived from the original on December 22 2015 Retrieved December 21 2015 A recap of the A s three picks on Day 1 of MLB Draft permanent dead link a b c Addison Russell Stats Video Highlights Photos Bio Chicago Cubs Addison Russell SS Cubs Baseball America Retrieved May 10 2015 BaseballAmerica com Prospects Rankings League Top 20 Prospects 2012 AZL Top 20 Prospects baseballamerica com September 24 2012 Retrieved April 26 2015 Cal League reveals awards All Stars MILB com August 23 2013 Retrieved February 27 2016 Berra Lindsay July 14 2013 Russell Ynoa represent A s in Futures Game MLB com Archived from the original on July 7 2017 Retrieved February 27 2016 Cubs trade Jeff Samardzija to A s A s acquire Jeff Samardzija Jason Hammel from Cubs for Addison Russell Callis Jim October 27 2014 Cubs Arizona Fall League overview MLB com Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved February 27 2016 2015 Top 100 Prospects Baseball America February 20 2015 Heyman Jon April 20 2015 Cubs call up infield prodigy Addison Russell to majors CBSSPORTS com Retrieved April 21 2015 Tayler Jon April 20 2015 Cubs future grows brighter with call up of top prospect Addison Russell SI com Retrieved April 21 2015 Snyder Matt Russell s first career HR lifts Cubs 1 0 over Brewers CBS Sports Retrieved May 1 2015 Gonzales Mark October 5 2015 At 21 Cubs shortstop Addison Russell is a true student of the game Chicago Tribune Retrieved October 14 2015 Thele Kyle December 16 2015 Cubs Addison Russell flipping number from 22 to 27 Chicago Sun Times Archived from the original on July 6 2017 Retrieved December 21 2015 Castrovince Anthony July 5 2016 All Star rosters packed with dynamic talent MLB com Major League Baseball Advanced Media Archived from the original on July 12 2017 Retrieved July 5 2016 Mooney Patrick September 1 2016 Cubs could have a new Mr October coming in Addison Russell csnchicago com CSN Chicago Archived from the original on August 5 2017 Retrieved September 2 2016 Batting Event Finder Addison Russell 2016 Plate Appearances With Runners on 123 Baseball Reference Retrieved July 13 2018 Team Batting Event Finder 2016 All Teams Hits With Runners on 123 Baseball Reference Retrieved July 13 2018 Muskat Carrie Pitt stop Russell s great grab key for Cubs MLB com Retrieved September 2 2016 2016 National League Championship Series NLCS Game 4 Cubs at Dodgers October 19 Baseball Reference Baseball Info Solutions Retrieved June 12 2018 2016 National League Championship Series NLCS Game 5 Cubs at Dodgers October 20 Baseball Reference Baseball Info Solutions Retrieved June 12 2018 Collier Jamal October 25 2016 Fowler Cubs first African American in Series Center fielder will be first up in Game 1 Heyward Edwards Russell also honored by distinction mlb com Archived from the original on October 26 2016 Retrieved October 25 2016 Muskat Carrie October 25 2016 Cubs set roster for World 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leave of absence May 8 2019 Cub Tracks walks it off May 9 2019 Jordan Bastian December 2 2019 Cubs non tender Russell tender 6 contracts MLB com Retrieved December 2 2019 Yoo Jee ho June 20 2020 KBO s Kimwoom Heroes say ex MLB player s domestic abuse case not as serious as known Yonhap Retrieved June 20 2020 Addison Russell announces arrival with two RBIs and a run koreajoongangdaily joins com July 29 2020 Retrieved November 20 2020 Addison Russell KBO League Batting Stats Kiwoom Heroes MyKBO Stats Retrieved November 20 2020 KBO s Heroes not bringing back ex MLB player Addison Russell Yonhap News Agency November 27 2020 Retrieved November 27 2020 SUMA ACEREROS AL ESTELAR LIGAMAYORISTA ADDISON RUSSELL acereros com mx in Spanish April 2021 Retrieved April 1 2021 Kiwoom Heroes release injured Addison Russell acquire Ronnie Dawson m en yna co kr July 13 2023 Retrieved July 14 2023 Acereros Bienvenido a casa Addison Russell milb com Retrieved February 16 2024 Melisa Russell Addison s Wife 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know June 8 2017 Crasnick Jerry February 26 2016 Cubs convinced Addison Russell will thrive at shortstop ESPN com Retrieved February 27 2016 Opinion With MLB suspension coming to an end reality sets in for Cubs shortstop Addison Russell USA Today MLB investigating domestic violence accusation against Addison Russell ESPN June 8 2017 Retrieved June 8 2017 Addison Russell s wife says she won t speak with MLB investigators USAToday June 21 2017 Retrieved May 24 2018 Melisa Reidy Russell has talked to MLB investigators about Addison Russell s alleged abuse MLB Sporting News Archived from the original on December 9 2018 Retrieved March 10 2019 Cubs Addison Russell releases statement following announcement of 40 game suspension MLB Sporting News Archived from the original on October 6 2018 Retrieved October 5 2018 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Addison Russell Career statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball 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