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Ben Zobrist's Wife Breaks Social Media Silence Since News of Divorce Was Made Public

By Parker White

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Back on May 15th, news broke that Chicago Cubs utility man Ben Zobrist and his wife, Julianna, a Christian pop singer, had filed for divorce. Neither one had spoken publicly about this, but Julianna broke her social media silence via an Instagram post on Saturday night.

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Hi. I am still here. Somewhat in the mire, but I am still here. Over these last two weeks I have watched so many of you quietly enter the marshland with me. I can see you, sitting beside me, waist deep in the water and bog. I can feel you, in a silence like art, honoring the most intimate spaces of our pain and heartbreak without shame. I can hear you saying, Let me carry some of that for you. Thank you for stepping forward and not back. Thank you for not shutting your eyes. Thank you for holding my heart within yours, even while you do not yet understand exactly what you are holding. Someday I will share my story with you…but not today. Today we breathe in deeply the fragrance of the rushes and reeds, and then, I might need your delicate reminder to breathe out again. Maybe tomorrow we will look up and notice the marsh wren and smile at her song. Maybe the day after that we will laugh at the skittish harvest mouse. But not today. Today we Be. Today we softly whisper, “btw, you are Loved.”

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"Hi. I am still here. Somewhat in the mire, but I am still here," her extended caption begins.

She doesn't mention anything or give specifics about the divorce, but gives thanks to those who are supporting her through this difficult time.

“I can feel you … honoring the most intimate spaces of our pain and heartbreak without shame. I can hear you saying, Let me carry some of that for you. Thank you for stepping forward and not back," she wrote.

Ben Zobrist has been on a leave of absence from the Cubs since May 8th, and at this point in time, there is no news on when he'll return to the team.