Addison russell biography

American baseball player (born 1994)

This article is about the baseball player. For the Ohio author, see Addison Peale Russell. For the Connecticut politician, see Charles Addison Russell.

Baseball player

Addison Wayne Russell (born January 23, 1994) is an American professional baseballshortstop 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.

Early life

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.^&

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