Cody Bellinger
Cody Bellinger | |
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Chicago Cubs – No. 24 | |
Outfielder / First baseman | |
Born: Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. | July 13, 1995|
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
MLB debut | |
April 25, 2017, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
MLB statistics (through June 12, 2024) | |
Batting average | .258 |
Home runs | 187 |
Runs batted in | 551 |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Cody James Bellinger (born July 13, 1995) is an American
The son of MLB player
Bellinger, setting a number of Dodgers single-season home run records, participated in both the 2017 MLB All-Star Game and in the Home Run Derby, and he was named the National League (NL) Rookie of the Year after the season. The following year, he was named the MVP of the 2018 National League Championship Series following an extra innings walk-off single that helped take the Dodgers to the 2018 World Series. He received the NL MVP, Silver Slugger, and Gold Glove Awards in 2019, as well as his second All-Star selection. Bellinger won his first World Series title with the Dodgers in 2020. A number of injuries to his shoulder, calf, and rib cage, however, caused 2021 to be a career-worst year for Bellinger in home runs and batting average. After another down year in 2022, Bellinger was non-tendered by the Dodgers and eventually signed with the Cubs following offseason.
Early life
Cody James Bellinger was born on July 13, 1995, in
A few years later, Bellinger became a standout baseball player for
Professional career
Minor leagues (2013–17)
The
Assigned to the
After a strong
During the 2016–17 MLB offseason, Bellinger and fellow Dodgers prospect
Los Angeles Dodgers (2017–22)
2017: NL Rookie of the Year
Faced with a struggling and injured outfield, the Dodgers called Bellinger up on April 25, 2017, giving him the start in left field and eighth position in the batting order for that night's game against the San Francisco Giants.[27] Bellinger scored his first major league hit that night, an infield ground ball towards third base. He was also the third Dodger since 1913 to be intentionally walked in his MLB debut, following Chico Fernández in 1956 and Dick Nen in 1963.[28] Four days later, Bellinger hit the first and second home runs of his major league career in a game against the Philadelphia Phillies, first in the seventh inning against Zach Eflin and again as the second of three consecutive home runs against closer Héctor Neris.[29][30] His first career grand slam came the following week on May 6, helping take the Dodgers to a 10–2 victory over the San Diego Padres and Bellinger to five home runs and 14 RBIs in his first 11 major league games.[31] With a total of nine home runs in the month of May, Bellinger tied Joc Pederson and James Loney for the most home runs by a Dodgers rookie in one month of the season, and his total of 11 home runs in 32 games made him the fastest Dodgers rookie in history to reach that mark.[32]
A series of multi-home run games in the month of June helped Bellinger to set several team and MLB records. On June 13, Bellinger became the fastest player in MLB history to record four multi-home run games, doing so in 45 contests; the previous record was set by Bob Horner with 63 games in 1978. He was also the first Dodger to have consecutive multi-home run games since Adrián Beltré in 2004, and was the third Dodgers rookie to record at least four multi-home run games in one season.[33] In the first inning of an outing against the New York Mets on June 19, his 51st career MLB game, Bellinger tied Gary Sánchez and Wally Berger as the fastest players to reach 20 home runs. The next inning, he recorded an additional solo shot against Zack Wheeler to become the fastest player to 21 home runs.[34] The following day, a first-inning hit off of Robert Gsellman helped Bellinger to become the first rookie in MLB history to record 10 home runs in a span of 10 games.[35] With his sixth two-home run game of the season on June 25, Bellinger passed Mike Piazza's team rookie record for most multi-home run games in one season, and led the NL with 24 total home runs.[36] He capped off the first half of the season with his first appearances in both the Major League Baseball All-Star Game and in the Home Run Derby.[37][38] At the latter, Bellinger hit 27 home runs across two rounds, defeating Charlie Blackmon before falling to Aaron Judge of the Yankees in the semifinals.[39]
While facing the
Bellinger's first MLB postseason began with the 2017 National League Division Series (NLDS) against the Arizona Diamondbacks, where his fifth-inning solo home run in Game 3 made him the youngest Dodger to hit a postseason home run in franchise history.[45] His next postseason home run came against Jake Arrieta of the Chicago Cubs in Game 4 of the 2017 National League Championship Series (NLCS); in doing so, he became the youngest player to homer in a Championship Series game since the 20-year-old Miguel Cabrera did so in Game 7 of the 2003 NLCS.[46] Outside of home runs, however, Bellinger did not generate many hits: with three strikeouts in Game 7 of the 2017 World Series, Bellinger set the MLB record with 29 strikeouts in a single postseason run.[47] Despite the Dodgers falling to the Houston Astros in the World Series, Bellinger was the unanimous winner of the NL Rookie of the Year Award.[48]
2018: NLCS MVP
As he entered the
Bellinger helped the Dodgers to capture the NL West title with the go-ahead two-run home run in a tiebreaker game against the
2019: NL MVP
Bellinger started the 2019 season on a hot streak, leading MLB in runs, hits, batting average, and slugging percentage by the end of April. His 13th home run of the season came on April 27, breaking Matt Kemp's record for the most single-season home runs of any Dodger through the end of April. The home run also lifted Bellinger to 88 total bases by the end of April, three more than Chase Utley's 2008 record and the most of any batter in the live-ball era.[59] His 97 total bases, 37 RBIs, and 47 hits before May 1 were all MLB records, while his 32 runs scored and 14 home runs tied existing records.[60] Batting .431 in 132 plate appearances, Bellinger received his first Player of the Month honors for April 2019.[61]
By the All-Star break, Bellinger and Christian Yelich of the Milwaukee Brewers were the frontrunners for the NL MVP Award.[62] Bellinger led with 72 runs, 73 RBIs, a .334 average, and a .431 on-base percentage, while his 31 home runs, .687 slugging percentage, and 1.118 on-base plus slugging (OPS) were all slightly behind Yelich. Bellinger also led MLB with 6.7 Wins Above Replacement.[63] Bellinger received both his second All-Star game nod and his first All-Star start in 2019, opening the game in the NL outfield with Yelich and with Ronald Acuña Jr. of the Atlanta Braves.[64] He also received an invitation to that year's Home Run Derby, but turned it down in order to have a day off from baseball before the All-Star game.[65]
During a particularly frustrating
Bellinger finished the 2019 season with career highs in batting average (.305), home runs (47), and RBIs (115).[44] He also received a trifecta of MLB awards, taking home the MVP award, the NL Gold Glove Award, and the NL Silver Slugger Award. He was the first Dodger in club history to take home all three honors in the same season.[72] He also received two Fielding Bible Awards for his performance both in right field and as a multi-positional player in right field, center field, and at first base. With these titles, he became the first Dodgers outfielder to win any Fielding Bible Award and the first MLB player to pick up two in the same season.[73] Bellinger rounded out the 2019 awards season with a selection to the inaugural All-MLB First Team, joining Yelich and Mike Trout in the outfield.[74]
2020: World Series champions
During the 2019–20 MLB offseason, Bellinger signed an $11.5 million contract with the Dodgers for the 2020 season, breaking
The Dodgers were the first team to clinch a playoff berth in the 2020 season, developing a commanding lead over the NL West by September 16.
2021: Injuries and regression
Bellinger, who had repeatedly injured his right shoulder by diving for ground balls throughout his professional baseball career, underwent surgery for the affected arm in November 2020. He revealed later that while celebrating his NLCS-winning home run that October, he had dislocated his shoulder by connecting too strongly with teammate
Bellinger's return from injury was marked by a career-worst offensive performance. In his first 11 games back, he struck out 14 times while recording only one extra-base hit.[91] While his defense remained sharp in center field, by July 23, Bellinger was batting under .200 both at home and on the road.[92] He admitted in August that his poor batting was due to lingering pain and weakness from both the shoulder and leg injuries, and Bellinger's batting grew stronger as he continued to exercise the affected areas.[93] At the end of the month, Roberts made the decision to relegate Bellinger to a platoon role in the outfield, starting A. J. Pollock, Mookie Betts, or Chris Taylor against left-handed pitchers.[94] Injuries to Pollock and Taylor, however, forced the Dodgers to renege on that platoon system shortly after its introduction.[95] Bellinger suffered his third major injury of the season in September, when a collision with teammate Gavin Lux resulted in a fractured rib. By the time of the collision, Bellinger had already missed 46 games that season with his fractured fibula, and an additional seven with hamstring tightness.[96] Bellinger finished the regular season batting a career-low .165, with ten home runs and 36 RBIs in 315 at bats.[44]
In the Wild Card Game against the St. Louis Cardinals, he reached base three times and stole twice.[97] In Game 2 of the NLDS match against division rivals the San Francisco Giants, Bellinger's two-RBI double provided the go-ahead runs for an ultimate 9–2 rout of San Francisco.[98] Bellinger's game-winning RBI single in Game 5 of the NLDS not only helped the Dodgers to defeat the Giants and advance to the NLCS, but it helped him tie Manny Ramirez and Gene Tenace's record of three career go-ahead hits in winner-take-all games.[99] In Game 3 of the NLCS, the Dodgers were down 5–2 against the Atlanta Braves when Bellinger hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning. After Bellinger tied the game and cleared the bases, a single and stolen base from Chris Taylor, followed by an RBI double from Mookie Betts, helped the Dodgers win the game 6–5. The home run pitch from Luke Jackson, a 96 mph (154 km/h) fastball, crossed the plate while 4.12 feet (1.26 m) above the ground, making it very difficult to hit. It was Bellinger's first home run of the season that had been thrown outside the strike zone. Dave Roberts told reporters after the game that "it's just hard to imagine a bigger hit".[100] Although the Dodgers went on to lose to the Braves in six games,[101] Bellinger recorded 12 hits and seven RBIs in 34 postseason at bats.[44]
2022: Final season in LA
On December 23, Bellinger signed a $17 million contract with the Dodgers, avoiding salary arbitration.[102] In 2022, Bellinger had the lowest on-base percentage of all qualified hitters in the majors at .265, he also had a .210 batting average with 19 home runs and 68 RBIs[103] and struck out 150 times in 504 at-bats.[104] After the season, the Dodgers non-tendered him, making him a free agent.[105]
Chicago Cubs (2023–present)
2023: NL Comeback Player of the Year
On December 14, 2022, Bellinger signed a one-year contract with a mutual option for 2024 with the Chicago Cubs.[106] Bellinger was named the National League Player of the Month for July 2023. He had eight home runs, 24 RBIs, and had a .400 batting average over that span.[107] For the season, he had a .307 batting average and hit 26 home runs while driving in 97 RBI.[44]
2024: Return to Chicago
On November 3, 2023, Bellinger declined his mutual option and became a free agent.[108] He re-signed with the Cubs for three-years and $80 million on February 27, 2024. The deal contained opt outs after each of the first two seasons.[109]
Batting style
Bellinger, originally much weaker while batting than fielding, became a power hitter after making a change to his batting stance during the 2014–15 offseason. Working with Shawn Wooten and Damon Mashore, Bellinger incorporated a small hand and wrist movement into his "load phase", which prepared him to make strong contact with the ball.[110] In response to concerns that he was "standing too tall and straight-legged" in the batter's box during the 2018 season, making it difficult to build momentum,[111] Bellinger made a number of other changes during the 2018–19 offseason, including adopting a more relaxed position at the plate and aiming to hit under breaking balls rather than over.[112] These changes, coupled with showing greater discretion in choosing when to swing, helped Bellinger make contact more frequently and with greater power during his MVP season.[113]
Awards and honors
Award | Season(s) | Ref. |
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MLB | ||
World Series champion | 2020 | [84] |
NL All-Star | 2019, 2017 | [37][64] |
All-MLB First Team | 2019
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[74] |
NL Most Valuable Player | 2019 | [72] |
NL Silver Slugger Award | 2019 | [72] |
NL Gold Glove Award | 2019 | [72] |
Fielding Bible Award | 2019 (x2) | [73] |
NLCS Most Valuable Player | 2018 | [55] |
NL Rookie of the Year | 2017
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[48] |
MLB Players Choice NL Outstanding Rookie | 2017 | [114] |
Baseball America Major League All-Rookie Team | 2017 | [115] |
Home Run Derby participant | 2017 | [38] |
MiLB | ||
Arizona Fall League Top Prospects Team | 2016 | [24] |
All-Arizona Fall League Team | 2016 | [23] |
Baseball America Double-A All-Star | 2016 | [1] |
California League Championship Series Most Valuable Player | 2015 | [19] |
California League Post-Season All-Star | 2015 | [17] |
California League Mid-Season All-Star | 2015 | [16] |
Personal life
Bellinger has one brother, Cole, who is four years his junior. A standout
A character inspired by Bellinger makes a
See also
- List of people from Chandler, Arizona
- List of second-generation Major League Baseball players
- Los Angeles Dodgers award winners and league leaders
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