Former Cubs shortstop Addison Russell signed a one-year contract worth $530,000 with the Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO.
The Cubs could keep Addison Russell in the minors by optioning him to Triple-A after his 40-game suspension for violating the league's joint domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy is over.
Cubs shortstop Addison Russell played for the first time since his suspension for violating Major League Baseball's domestic abuse policies.
Cubs shortstop Addison Russell spoke publicly to reporters Friday for the first time since his suspension for violating Major League Baseball's domestic abuse policies. "I've let a lot of people down," Russell said.
The Chicago Cubs are enhancing their domestic violence training ahead of shortstop Addison Russell's return from suspension later this season.
A World Series winner two Novembers ago, owner Tom Ricketts' team still has a championship core. But the Cubs haven't done much to build on that this offseason.