That was to be the start of Zobrist's fourth season with Chicago, for which he was 2016 World Series MVP. Reproduced in the Nashville lawsuit were text messages the men exchanged in February 2019 as Zobrist planned to join the Cubs in Arizona for spring training. More: How tiny Eureka came up large at the IHSA Class 2A boys track finalsĭuring that time, as his marriage began to crumble, Zobrist was confiding in Byron Yawn. Zobrist also missed part of 2019 spring training, for what was called an excused absence. In May 2019, Julianna Zobrist filed in Chicago for divorce, but that petition was dismissed days later, according to Cook County Circuit Court records.Īlso that month, Ben Zobrist left the Cubs after he had played 26 games that season.
Julianna Zobrist filed a counter-complaint in March 2020.
Julianna Zobrist admitted the nature of the relationship, and that she lied to her husband about it, in responses to written requests for admission in a divorce proceeding.Īn internet court-records search revealed Ben Zobrist filed for divorce in May 2019 in Williamson County, Tenn., where he and his wife reside. The Zobrists then began marital counseling.īen Zobrist did not know until June 2020 that his wife and Byron Yawn had a sexual relationship, the lawsuit states. Robin Yawn notified Ben Zobrist, but she told him she believed her husband and his wife were engaged in an emotional relationship, not a physical one, the lawsuit states. Yawn's wife, Robin Yawn, reportedly discovered the phones in May 2019.
Yawn and Julianna Zobrist used prepaid mobile telephones to help conceal their relationship, the lawsuit states. It alleges their sexual relationship began in the spring of 2019 and lasted for about a year. He also counseled Ben Zobrist regarding anxiety and depression.īeginning in August 2018, Yawn talked daily with Julianna Zobrist, the lawsuit states. Yawn provided the Zobrists pre- and post-marital counseling, the lawsuit states. A published telephone number for Yawn was disconnected. Messages were left last week with Yawn and with Julianna Zobrist. When the Journal Star contacted one of Ben Zobrist's attorneys, Larry Crain, regarding the Nashville lawsuit, he stated he was unable to comment on pending litigation. Two years ago in a neighboring county, he filed for divorce. The Zobrists were married in 2005 and have three children.īen Zobrist paused his 2019 Cubs season for about four months as he and 36-year-old Julianna Zobrist, a contemporary-Christian singer, addressed their marital problems.ĭuring that stretch, Ben Zobrist lost about $8 million in income, according to the lawsuit filed May 6 in Nashville. In that position, Yawn met Zobrist and his wife, the former Julianna Gilmore, about 16 years ago. Yawn also is a former pastor and elder at Community Bible Church in Nashville. Now retired after a 13-year major-league baseball career, Zobrist is seeking $6 million in damages from Byron Yawn, the CEO of Forrest Crain & Co., a Nashville-area business-consulting firm. Previously: 1 canceled flight and a 350-mile drive later, Ben Zobrist signs autographs Last week, the Journal Star obtained a copy of the lawsuit. The minister also was accused of defrauding Zobrist's charity foundation, for which he worked.Ī Eureka High School graduate, the 40-year-old Zobrist made those allegations in a lawsuit filed on his behalf in May in a Tennessee circuit court. About a year after he took a leave of absence from the Chicago Cubs, Ben Zobrist discovered his wife was having an affair with their minister, according to court documents.
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