The Chicago Cubs tendered contracts for the 2020 season to six arbitration-eligible players but non-tendered infielder Addison Russell on Monday.
Russell becomes a free agent after five years with the team, his final two seasons marked by controversy.
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The second baseman/shortstop was suspended for 40 games near the end of the 2018 season for violating the league’s domestic abuse policies.
Despite that suspension, the Cubs tendered him a contract for 2019, and he sat out the first 28 games of last season to complete his suspension.
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