Chicago Cubs player Ben Zobrist filed a complaint for legal separation from his wife, Julianna, this week in Williamson County

The couple has have owned a home in Williamson County for 12 years. They've been married since 2005.

The separation comes just days after Zobrist, a three-time all star and 2016 World Series MVP, announced he was taking an extended leave of absence from the team.

The three-page filing says his wife "has been guilty of inappropriate marital conduct which render further cohabitation impossible."

The filing says Zobrist, 37, hopes the parties will enter into a marital dissolution agreement and permanent parenting plan, or for a judge to enter an order of legal separation and have the two live separately, "unless they can reconcile."

"Husband is unsure if the marriage can be salvaged," the filing says,

The couple has three young children. Julianna Zobrist is a singer and author who published a book last year.

Julianna Zobrist also filed for divorce in Cook County, Ill., records show, the same day her husband filed for legal separation.

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