Born: (1995-07-13) July 13, 1995 (age 28) Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
April 25, 2017, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics (through May 7, 2024)
Batting average
.257
Home runs
184
Runs batted in
537
Teams
Los Angeles Dodgers (2017–2022)
Chicago Cubs (2023–present)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-Star (2017, 2019)
World Series champion (2020)
NL MVP (2019)
NLCS MVP (2018)
All-MLB First Team (2019)
NL Rookie of the Year (2017)
NL Comeback Player of the Year (2023)
Gold Glove Award (2019)
2× Silver Slugger Award (2019, 2023)
Cody James Bellinger (born July 13, 1995) is an American professional baseball outfielder and first baseman for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was selected by the Dodgers in the fourth round of the 2013 MLB draft and debuted with the team in 2017.
The son of MLB player Clay Bellinger, Bellinger helped his team reach the 2007 Little League World Series at the age of 11. He played high school baseball for Hamilton High School in Chandler, Arizona, and had committed to play college baseball for the Oregon Ducks before he was drafted. Bellinger spent two years in the Rookie Leagues before joining the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes in 2015, where he was a mid- and postseason all-star, and helped the team to a California League championship title. A hip injury delayed his rise through the Dodgers' farm system in 2016, but he was called up to the major leagues in April 2017 to bolster a struggling outfield.
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.
Cody James Bellinger (born July 13, 1995) is an American professional baseball outfielder and first baseman for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball...
championship ring as he only appeared in 2 regular season games. His son, CodyBellinger, is also a professional baseball player who won the 2019 National League...
by Jones allowed Morel to come all the way around for a 3–0 lead. A CodyBellinger two-run single in the seventh finished the scoring as the Cubs won 5–0...
baseman-outfielder CodyBellinger were expecting a child together, a girl. Their daughter was born in November 2021. Carter and Bellinger had a second daughter...
Drew Smyly struggled, allowing seven runs in 4.2 innings of work. CodyBellinger hit his first home run as a Cub and drove in three runs. Dansby Swanson...
in defensive runs saved as a right fielder (19 runs saved, tied with CodyBellinger, but given higher placing due to efficiency by playing in fewer innings...
single in the first inning against the Boston Red Sox on April 13. CodyBellinger (LAD): Set the Major League record for total bases in March/April with...
thanks to a double by Seager, a homer by Max Muncy and a triple by CodyBellinger. However, the Braves held on to win 8–7 to take a two games to none...
anthem and four first responders threw out ceremonial first pitches. CodyBellinger hit a two-run home run off Tyler Glasnow in the fourth inning for the...
2, 2017). "Aaron Judge, CodyBellinger Among May's Best". Baseball America. Retrieved June 2, 2017. "Dodgers' CodyBellinger named National League Player...
Clayton Kershaw made his season debut, pitched 52⁄3 scoreless innings and CodyBellinger and Mookie Betts each homered as the Dodgers shut out the Diamondbacks...
2019. Alipour, Sam (March 6, 2020). "Hang Time: Christian Yelich and CodyBellinger walk into a bar". ESPN. Retrieved March 7, 2020. Macias, TJ (November...
and 10 RBIs in a game. CodyBellinger (LAD): With his fourth multi-homer game on June 13 against the Cleveland Indians, Bellinger became the fastest player...
the Year Award: Ronald Acuña Jr. (ATL) Comeback Players of the Year: CodyBellinger (CHC, National); Liam Hendriks (CWS, American) Edgar Martínez Award...
Freddie Freeman Ozzie Albies Anthony Rendon Trevor Story Ronald Acuña Jr. CodyBellinger Christian Yelich J. T. Realmuto Zack Greinke N/A N/A 2020 Freddie Freeman...
manager. The Dodgers had their second consecutive Rookie of the Year, CodyBellinger, who hit 39 home runs in 2017. Clayton Kershaw finished second in Cy...
Dodgers scored 11 runs in the first inning en route to a 14–3 win. CodyBellinger hit a grand slam and tied a club record with six first inning RBI's...
Dansby Swanson to a 7-year, $177 million contract as well as former MVP CodyBellinger to a 1-year, $17.5 million deal. In addition, the ballclub added veterans...
"Fielding Bible". fieldingbible.com. Adler, David (October 31, 2019). "Bellinger makes Fielding Bible Award history". mlb.com. Retrieved October 31, 2019...
player CodyBellinger said that Altuve had stolen the AL Most Valuable Player Award from runner-up Aaron Judge in 2017. Correa responded to Bellinger's comments...
four opportunities this postseason. No one scored in the ninth after CodyBellinger was caught between bases to end the ninth and the game went into extra...
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