NEWS
12:32 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) (concussion) struck out in a pinch-hit at-bat Tuesday in the Cubs' 9-2 loss to the Pirates.
7:05 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) was activated from the 7-day concussion list prior to Thursday's game against the Cardinals, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.
6:03 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) (concussion) could be activated Friday, Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
6:30 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) (concussion) took batting practice Monday, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports.
2:22 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) was moved to the seven-day concussion list Sunday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.
11:29 AM - Addison Russell (ChC) (head) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.
11:04 AM - Addison Russell (ChC) (head) is not in Saturday's lineup against the Pirates.
12:37 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) (head) remains on the bench Friday against the Pirates.
8:44 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) (head) will be re-evaluated at the start of the Cubs' next homestand, which begins Friday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.
5:58 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) (head) is not in Wednesday's lineup against the Padres.
6:08 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) (head) remains out of the lineup Tuesday against the Padres.
6:49 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) (head) isn't starting Monday's game against San Deigo and is still in concussion protocol, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports.
5:36 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) was diagnosed with a nasal bruise and is under evaluation for concussion-like symptoms, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports.
3:19 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) was removed from Sunday's game against the Brewers in the bottom of the third inning with an apparent head injury, Bruce Miles of the Chicago Daily Herald reports.
11:09 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Brewers.
6:15 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) is starting at shortstop and hitting seventh Thursday against the Brewers, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.
4:35 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) is not in Thursday's lineup against the Brewers.
1:50 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) will start at shortstop and bat seventh Monday against the Mariners.
10:39 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Mets.
11:38 AM - Addison Russell (ChC) is starting at second base and batting seventh in Sunday's game against the Nationals.
11:22 AM - Addison Russell (ChC) is starting at second base and batting sixth in Saturday's game against the Pirates.
5:30 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) was recalled from Triple-A Iowa on Friday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.
2:00 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) Cubs optioned Russell to Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.
10:51 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Reds.
12:03 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) is starting at second base and batting seventh in Saturday's game against the Pirates.
12:04 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.
12:50 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Pirates.
3:15 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) will start at second base and bat eighth Monday against the Pirates.
2:53 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) is in the lineup for Friday's game against the Cubs.
4:45 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) will sit Monday against Atlanta.
12:07 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.
11:37 AM - Addison Russell (ChC) is starting at second base and batting ninth in Saturday's game against the Mets.
10:35 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Mets.
3:51 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) is not in the lineup Thursday against the Mets.
3:39 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) is not in Wednesday's lineup against the White Sox.
3:33 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) is not starting Tuesday against the White Sox.
4:36 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) (hand) is starting at second base and hitting seventh Tuesday against the Rockies.
4:58 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) (hand) remains out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.
4:51 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) has been unavailable since Wednesday after bruising his right hand on a slide in Tuesday's game, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.
2:10 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rockies.
3:58 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) is not starting Wednesday against the Rockies.
11:34 AM - Addison Russell (ChC) went 2-for-4 with a run scored in Saturday's 7-4 loss to the Cardinals.
11:47 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) went 1-for-2 with two walks and a solo home run in Tuesday's 9-6 loss to the Astros.
11:45 AM - Addison Russell (ChC) is starting at shortstop and batting eighth in Monday's game against the Astros.
7:51 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) went 3-for-4 with a homer, two runs and two RBI in Saturday's win over the Reds.
1:49 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Phillies.
10:18 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and two runs scored in Wednesday's 6-5, 10-inning loss to the Reds.
10:44 AM - Addison Russell (ChC) is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Brewers.
11:30 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) went 0-for-3 with a walk in his season debut Wednesday, a 3-2, 11-inning win over the Marlins.
4:51 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) will bat eighth and play second base in his season debut Wednesday against the Marlins.
2:36 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) will be recalled from Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday, David Kaplan of NBC Sports Chicago reports.
1:34 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) (suspension) was activated from the restricted list and optioned to Triple-A Iowa on Thursday, Bruce Miles of the Chicago Daily Herald reports.
8:15 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) (suspension) will be optioned to Triple-A Iowa at the conclusion of his suspension Friday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.
12:45 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) Joe Maddon said Thursday that Russell (suspension) will likely play other positions in addition to shortstop upon returning to the active roster, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports.
4:46 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) manager Jed Hoyer said Thursday that Russell (suspension) will begin a minor-league rehab stint next week that is expected to last seven days, Bruce Levine of 670TheScore.com reports.
3:23 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) (suspension) agreed to a one-year, $3.4 million deal with the Cubs, avoiding arbitration, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.
12:26 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) accepted and will not appeal a 40-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball's Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.
12:16 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) is expected to be suspended around 25-to-40 games for violating the Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.
8:28 AM - Addison Russell (ChC) stay on administrative leave was extended through Sunday by Major League Baseball, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
9:33 AM - Addison Russell (ChC) who has been on administrative leave from the Cubs since Sept. 21, appears unlikely to rejoin the team during a potential postseason run, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
1:27 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) may not play again this season as the league investigates his ex-wife's accusations of domestic violence, Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
9:51 AM - Addison Russell (ChC) was put on administrative leave prior to Friday's game "in accordance with the joint MLB-MLBPA domestic violence policy" in response to abuse allegations from his ex-wife, Jared Diamond of The Wall Street Journal reports.
8:36 AM - Addison Russell (ChC) is out of the lineup against the White Sox on Friday.
1:24 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Diamondbacks.
1:22 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) is not in the starting nine against the Reds on Friday.
12:01 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Brewers.
7:11 AM - Addison Russell (ChC) is starting at shortstop and batting sixth in Sunday's series finale against the Nationals.
8:51 AM - Addison Russell (ChC) is out of the lineup Sunday against the Phillies.
1:36 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) (finger) was activated from the disabled list Saturday.
1:47 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) (finger) will be activated from the disabled list Saturday but will initially be used in a bench role, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports.
2:14 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) (finger) played catch Tuesday, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic Chicago reports.
11:51 AM - Addison Russell (ChC) was placed on the 10-day disabled list due to a left middle finger sprain retroactive to Monday, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports.
10:52 AM - Addison Russell (ChC) (shoulder) is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Tigers.
1:30 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) was scratched from the lineup Tuesday against the Tigers due to right shoulder inflammation, Carrie Muskat of MLB.com reports.
10:54 AM - Addison Russell (ChC) has been playing through a hand injury for a while, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.
6:09 AM - Addison Russell (ChC) is not in the lineup Sunday against the Pirates.
6:54 AM - Addison Russell (ChC) is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Brewers.
7:19 AM - Addison Russell (ChC) is not starting Friday against the Padres.
8:47 AM - Addison Russell (ChC) is not in the lineup against St. Louis on Saturday.
11:55 AM - Addison Russell (ChC) is out of Friday's lineup against the Cardinals.
2:38 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) went 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored in Sunday's 7-2 win over the Cardinals.
6:12 AM - Addison Russell (ChC) is not in the starting nine for Game 1 of Saturday's twin-bill against the Cardinals.
5:38 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) is starting at shortstop and batting second Monday against the Giants. It will be his first time batting second in his MLB career.
4:23 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, an RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's win over the Reds.
6:30 AM - Addison Russell (ChC) (hand) is in the lineup Tuesday against the Tigers.
3:06 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) will be reevaluated Tuesday after his left hand was stepped on during a collision in Sunday's matchup against the Twins, Carrie Muskat of MLB.com reports.
6:40 AM - Addison Russell (ChC) went 1-for-4 with a walk and a grand slam in Friday's win over the Twins.
5:15 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and four RBI in Thursday's 11-5 win over the Dodgers.
3:32 AM - Addison Russell (ChC) went 3-for-5 with an RBI, two runs scored and a steal in Tuesday's win over the Cubs.
2:20 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Dodgers.
7:50 AM - Addison Russell (ChC) (finger) will start at shortstop and bat seventh in the order against the Reds on Saturday.
1:54 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) was held out of Friday's game due to a sore finger, Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
10:39 AM - Addison Russell (ChC) is out of the lineup against the Reds on Friday.
6:47 AM - Addison Russell (ChC) is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Dodgers.
12:29 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) is out of the lineup Sunday against the Cardinals, Carrie Muskat of MLB.com reports.
9:23 PM - Addison Russell (ChC) went 1-for-5 with a solo home run Saturday against the Cardinals.
3:07 AM - Addison Russell (ChC) went 3-for-4 with a walk, an RBI, two doubles and three runs scored in Friday's win over the Cardinals.
7:43 AM - Addison Russell (ChC) is out of the lineup against the Brewers on Wednesday.
6:36 AM - Addison Russell (ChC) (finger) will start at shortstop and bat eighth against the Pirates on Saturday.
7:07 AM - Addison Russell (ChC) (finger) is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Pirates.
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