What started as Addison Russell being outed as cheater in a social media post shared by his wife Melisa quickly turned ugly when the Chicago Cubs player was accused of not just hitting her but physically abusing her in front of their kids.

Melisa posted the following on Instagram on Wednesday night (which has been deleted).

Several people in the comments then attacked her for being hateful and outing Addison Russell on a social media post. That’s when Melisa’s friend stepped in and dropped a bombshell.

MORALE IS TAKING A HIT RN pic.twitter.com/vyHCsk4YxZ — Frederic (@StoolFrederic) June 8, 2017

The comments were eventually disabled. It also appears that the friend who made the accusation has deleted her Instagram account. The username @carlierreed is no longer activated.

Melisa added the following on Twitter (which has been deleted).

The Cubs were playing their series finale against the Miami Marlins on Wednesday. No comment has been made by the Cubs nor Addison Russell addressing these allegations at this time.

Addison and Melisa got married in June 2016. The couple has one child together and Addison also has a second child from a previous relationship.

***UPDATE: MLB to formally investigate domestic violence allegation against Cubs’ Addison Russell (reported by Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times)