CHICAGO _ Cubs shortstop Addison Russell's administrative leave has been extended through Sunday, which is the last day of the regular season.
A Major League Baseball source confirmed the news first reported by Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.
On Tuesday, Rosenthal reported that MLB has "additional credible information" to support allegations by Melisa Reidy-Russell that Russell emotionally and physically abused her during their marriage.
Major League Baseball interviewed Reidy-Russell and several other witnesses, according to the report. When the allegations first surfaced in 2017, Reidy-Russell declined to be interviewed, according to reports.
The Cubs have maintained it's a league matter and out of their hands, declining further comment.
Russell is not permitted to be with the team during this leave, so if the Cubs should clinch the division this weekend, he will not be participating, sources said. The Cubs are not likely to put him on the postseason roster.
MLB placed Russell on seven-day administrative leave Friday before the Cubs lost to the White Sox.
Rosenthal wrote "all signs point to a suspension" for Russell, who thus far only has commented in a statement denying the allegations.
