<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/chicago-cubs/cubs-craig-counsell-gets-brutally-honest-on-cody-bellingers-3-hr-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cubs’ Craig Counsell gets brutally honest on Cody Bellinger’s 3-HR game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Yankees-center-fielder-former-Cubs-player-Cody-Bellinger-35-is-greeted.jpg"><figcaption>© Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cubs’ Craig Counsell gets brutally honest on Cody Bellinger’s 3-HR game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-12T01:45:12-07:00">July 12th, 1:45am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-12T01:45:12-07:00">July 12th, 1:45am</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Cubs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Friday, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-carlos-rodon-dominant-aaron-boone-shutting-down-cubs">Chicago Cubs were on the receiving end of a humbling beatdown</a> from the New York Yankees, as they got destroyed 11-0 at Yankee Stadium. A former Cub came back to haunt them, with Cody Bellinger exploding for a three-home run, six-RBI game that essentially gave Chicago no chance at winning the ballgame especially when their bats were quieted by southpaw Carlos Rodon.</p><p>Following that demolition of a ballgame, Cubs manager Craig Counsell <a href="https://twitter.com/WatchMarquee/status/1943854521341329582" rel="noopener">gave a brutally honest comment</a> on what undid his team on Friday, especially against Bellinger, who seemed to have something extra in reserve for his former ballclub.</p><p>“He’s having a nice year. We knew that going into the end of the series. He did his job tonight. We didn’t make good pitches to him. If you don’t make good pitches to good hitters, they hurt you,” Counsell told reporters following the Yankees’ 11-0 thrashing, via Marquee Sports Network on X (formerly Twitter).</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"If you don't make good pitches to good hitters, they hurt you."</p><p>Craig Counsell on the Cubs pitching tonight. <a href="https://t.co/psbX6DTXrW">pic.twitter.com/psbX6DTXrW</a></p><p>— Marquee Sports Network (@WatchMarquee) <a href="https://twitter.com/WatchMarquee/status/1943854521341329582?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 12, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Bellinger entered the night with 13 home runs and 48 runs batted in on the year on an OPS of .806. Those are really solid numbers, especially for a center fielder who can clean up his position nicely. But this three-home run explosion came out of nowhere as he took advantage of one meatball after another from Cubs pitchers.</p><p>In the third inning, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-cody-bellinger-punishes-former-team-2-home-runs">Bellinger crushed a hanging curve ball from Chris Flexen</a>; the Cubs starter threw a curve on the previous pitch that Bellinger seemed to see quite nicely, and he wasted no time proving as such by going yard the very next pitch.</p><p>And then in the fifth inning, the former Cubs center fielder sent a 92-mile per hour fastball at the top of the zone to right center field, scoring Jasson Dominguez and himself with one pitch yet again. But Bellinger wasn’t done sending home runs to deep right center field, as he launched another hanging breaking ball, this time a slider from Jordan Wicks, onto bleachers.</p><h2><b>Yankees pull off much-needed offensive explosion vs. Cubs amid down stretch</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/New-York-Yankees-outfielder-Cody-Bellinger-1.jpg"><figcaption>Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Yankees have led the AL East for much of the year but have fallen off the pace recently, with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-blue-jays-pull-off-feat-done-only-one-other-time-in-franchise-history">Toronto Blue Jays exploding for an impressive stretch</a> that has them atop the division by two games at present.</p><p>The next few games could end up being crucial for the Yankees. They have another game against the Cubs, a three-game set against the Atlanta Braves afterwards, and then they will meet the Blue Jays for a three-game series that could have major implications in the AL East standings come season’s end.</p><p>At the very least, the Yankees have restored some confidence in themselves, exploding for an 11-0 beatdown of a very good team in the Cubs, the current AL Central leader.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cubs’ Craig Counsell gets brutally honest on Cody Bellinger’s 3-HR game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-cody-bellinger-punishes-former-team-2-home-runs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yankees’ Cody Bellinger punishes former team with 2 commanding home runs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/New-York-Yankees-outfielder-Cody-Bellinger-1.jpg"><figcaption>Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Yankees’ Cody Bellinger punishes former team with 2 commanding home runs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-11T18:00:35-07:00">July 11th, 6:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-11T18:00:35-07:00">July 11th, 6:00pm</time><address><a>Zachary Howell</a>Zachary Howell is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints focusing on creating premier MLB content. He is a big fan of the Yankees, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Syracuse Orange. In his free time, he likes to be outside or read.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Yankees entered their last series of the first half of the season with something to prove. The Yankees jumped out to a big lead against the Chicago Cubs thanks to their stars. Ironically, Cody Bellinger and Aaron Judge swapped highlights against Pete Crow-Armstrong and the Cubs. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-aaron-judge-steals-home-run-pete-crow-armstrong">Judge made plays in the outfield</a> while Bellinger dominated at the plate.</p><p>Bellinger spent two seasons in Chicago after the Los Angeles Dodgers moved on from him in 2022. He did not leave the Cubs on bad terms, but he made his former team pay for not opening their wallet for him this winter. He hit <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1943831045096271985" rel="noopener">two 370+ft. home runs</a> off of Chris Flexen and Caleb Thielbar to score four runs for New York.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Cody Bellinger CRUSHES his 2nd HR of the game against his former team 😤<a href="https://t.co/1mSBSvztVI">pic.twitter.com/1mSBSvztVI</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1943831045096271985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 12, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Bellinger’s performance is reminiscent of how great he was in his MVP season with the Dodgers. Friday’s home runs were his 14th and 15th of the season, giving the Yankees a comfortable lead. His home runs were all New York starting pitcher Carlos Rodon needed to command the game. The veteran got through seven innings without allowing a single run.</p><p>While Bellinger’s home runs wowed fans in Yankee Stadium, they are not the best highlight from the game. In the fourth inning, Judge made two excellent plays in the field. New York’s captain robbed Crow-Armstrong of his 26th home run of the season and then made a diving play one batter later.</p><p>The web gems from both players fueled the Yankees to a 6-0 lead after the sixth inning. A win extends New York’s winning streak to five games, a welcome sign after their struggles. The team needed to build some momentum heading into the All-Star break, and their top talent delivered them exactly that.</p><p>Bellinger is not the All-Star talent he used to be, but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-cody-bellinger-double-play-play-of-the-year-tag-aaron-boone">the lefty has given the Yankees a big boost in their outfield</a>. The Cubs might have moved on to Crow-Armstrong, but their former star showed them what they are missing out on in two swings.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yankees’ Cody Bellinger punishes former team with 2 commanding home runs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-cody-bellinger-double-play-play-of-the-year-tag-aaron-boone');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yankees’ Cody Bellinger double play is ‘play of the year’, per Aaron Boone');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Cody-Bellinger-with-NY-Yankees.jpg"><figcaption>Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Yankees’ Cody Bellinger double play is ‘play of the year’, per Aaron Boone</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-06T14:45:23-07:00">July 6th, 2:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-06T14:45:23-07:00">July 6th, 2:45pm</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Yankees <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-jazz-chisholm-jr-downplays-losing-streak-marlins-truth-bomb">beat the New York Mets 6-4 on Sunday to salvage the series and end their six-game losing streak</a>. One of the key plays of the game happened in the field, which is rare for the defensively-challenged Bombers. Yankees left fielder Cody Bellinger made a shoestring catch and turned a double play that Aaron Boone <a href="https://twitter.com/BryanHoch/status/1941952342389088421" rel="noopener">says is the play of the year</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">What a play by Cody Bellinger. Remember this one when we're doing the season-in-review package. <a href="https://t.co/G1GPZxE0hJ">pic.twitter.com/G1GPZxE0hJ</a></p><p>— Bryan Hoch ⚾️ (@BryanHoch) <a href="https://twitter.com/BryanHoch/status/1941952342389088421?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 6, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Bellinger reached down and snagged Juan Soto’s sinking liner to prevent a single. He came up throwing, hauling a rope to Paul Goldschmidt to double off Francisco Lindor. At that time, the Mets were staging a comeback against the Yankees’ struggling bullpen. Bellinger stopped their momentum and helped the Bombers pick up the win.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"That's probably our play of the year so far"</p><p>Aaron Boone on Cody Bellinger's double play in the seventh inning: <a href="https://t.co/O11gra2gQF">pic.twitter.com/O11gra2gQF</a></p><p>— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) <a href="https://twitter.com/snyyankees/status/1941968395433365975?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 6, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Not good, not good,” Boone said when asked his thoughts when the ball was in the air. “And just what a play. I mean, considering the context of this week and everything, that’s probably our play of the year so far. And to have the wherewithal and the quality of the throw to double him off, just a great play by [Bellinger].</p><p>The Yankees desperately needed Sunday’s win. Even though they still lost the series, getting on the right track is important before the All-Star Break. After a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-fans-disaray-after-four-game-sweep-blue-jays">four-game sweep by the Blue Jays to start the week</a>, the Bombers lost the holiday weekend set against the Mets. But Boone’s club is back in the win column, and they need to keep it up.</p><p>The Yankees benefited from many of the usual characters on Sunday in their win. They got a decent start from Max Fried, Aaron Judge hit a homer and made a diving catch, and Bellinger shined defensively. While there are still a lot of questions around the club, they have enough talent to string together wins.</p><p>The Yankees welcome the Mariners to The Bronx for three games starting on Tuesday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yankees’ Cody Bellinger double play is ‘play of the year’, per Aaron Boone

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-should-new-york-pursue-cody-bellinger-contract-extension');   ga('set', 'title', 'Should Yankees pursue Cody Bellinger contract extension?');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Yankees-OF-Cody-Bellinger.jpg?w=1024"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Should Yankees pursue Cody Bellinger contract extension?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-05T09:22:44-07:00">July 5th, 9:22am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-05T09:22:44-07:00">July 5th, 9:22am</time><address><a href="https://linktr.ee/jordan.llanes">Jordan Llanes</a>Jordan Llanes is a sports writer and reporter based in Florida. In addition to ClutchPoints, he writes for a few other publications covering the NFL, college sports and Tottenham Hotspur. When he's not writing, Jordan enjoys spending time with his fiancée, cats, family and friends, as well as catching the latest TV shows and movies, and traveling.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/yankees-news-fans-disaray-after-four-game-sweep-blue-jays">New York Yankees are in</a> a rut. They’ve lost five games in a row, and six of their last seven. That form has led to them finally losing first place in the AL East. Now, they are two games behind the Toronto Blue Jays, tied with the Tampa Bay Rays for second place. At the moment, both the Yankees and Rays are in the AL Wild Card slots, but the Bronx Bombers expect to be in a better spot. Despite these struggles, Yankees analyst Gary Sheffield Jr. mentioned <a href="https://x.com/GarysheffieldJr/status/1941227100800942291" rel="noopener">the possibility of resigning</a> outfielder Cody Bellinger to a contract extension.</p><p>“Cody Bellinger is an EASY early extension candidate,” posted Sheffield Jr. on the social media platform. “Contact, power, defense, speed, arm. What else do you need to see to all say, “we want that guy on our team”?”</p><p>Bellinger has a <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/player/_/id/21735/cody-bellinger" rel="noopener">player option after this season</a> for $25 million, one that he seems likely to decline based on his play so far this season. In his debut campaign with the Bombers, he’s playing strong defense while hitting .269 with 13 home runs and 45 RBIs through 80 games. He’s been a mentor to rookie outfielder Jasson Dominguez alongside team captain Aaron Judge. It is safe to say that as long as Bellinger continues this level of play, then he will likely surpass his current salary on the next deal he signs. Will that deal come from <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/yankees-news-ny-pursuit-of-juan-soto-cody-bellinger-major-brian-cashman-hint">GM Brian Cashman and New York?</a></p><h2><b>Would resigning Cody Bellinger be worth it for Yankees?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Yankees-GM-Brian-Cashman.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Based on the Yankees’ books next season, it could certainly happen. Cashman is aware that Bellinger has long wanted to be a Yankee, and he’s impressed thus far in his first campaign in pinstripes. He’s also become well liked in the clubhouse, and his influence is undoubtedly felt on a daily basis. Not to mention all of the experience that Cashman has working <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/the-scott-boras-wrinkle-to-yankees-cody-bellinger-trade">with Bellinger’s agent, Scott Boras.</a> If both sides want a deal to get done, it likely will get done.</p><p>The question is the length. At the moment, Judge has right field locked down for at least the next few seasons. Veteran slugger Giancarlo Stanton is back at designated hitter. Dominguez needs to play every day to continue his growth, which has continued to trend upwards as the season continues. Top prospect Spencer Jones recently made it to Triple-A, and he profiles as an outfielder as well. Ben Rice has had an emergent sophomore season in the Bronx, filling in admirably for Stanton while he was injured.</p><p>So, it seems that the Bombers have more bats that spots available. Especially when everyone is healthy and ready to go. If Cashman does <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/yankees-news-cody-bellinger-career-milestone-royals">decide to resign Bellinger,</a> is it for longer than the three-year deal he is currently on now? Perhaps shorter with a bigger AAV? At the moment, it is a question that does not need to be answered. Yet, if the Yankees once again want to make a run to the World Series, then perhaps the sooner a decision is made, the better for all parties involved.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Should Yankees pursue Cody Bellinger contract extension?

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-cody-bellinger-explains-wholesome-moment-during-athletics-rout');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yankees’ Cody Bellinger explains wholesome moment during Athletics rout');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Cody-Bellinger.jpg"></figure><h1>Yankees’ Cody Bellinger explains wholesome moment during Athletics rout</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-29T21:42:15-07:00">June 29th, 9:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-29T21:42:15-07:00">June 29th, 9:42pm</time><address><a>Dylan Fine</a>Dylan Fine focuses on the NFL and NCAA Football for ClutchPoints, in addition to working on the meme team. Dylan is a graduate of Georgetown University and has covered various topics ranging from local politics in the DMV region with DC Voter For Animals to live sporting events in the Long Island and Rochester areas with The Southampton Press and Pickin’Splinters. When he isn't working, he's usually running in preparation for the next annual Turkey Trot.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New York Yankees outfielder Cody Bellinger explained a wholesome moment he had during the 12-5 rout over the Athletics. The Bronx Bombers are facing some pressure for their divisional lead in the AL East. New York is 48-35, with the Tampa Bay Rays only a game and a half out of first place. The Yankees recently hit a rough stretch, particularly on offense, but have since found their footing as the All-Star break looms in a couple of weeks.</p><p>Sunday was a vintage performance for this squad as the reigning pennant winners clocked four home runs, including two by AL MVP contender Aaron Judge. And Cody Bellinger also went yard for his eleventh home run in the fifth inning to all but put the game away. Before he went into the batter’s box to face left-hander Hogan Harris, the 29-year-old described a heartfelt interaction he had with a mom and her son at Yankee Stadium. Bellinger detailed this moment, which gave him chills shortly after, <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/cody-bellinger-homers-after-good-luck-fist-bump-with-fan" rel="noopener">in an interview</a> with MLB.com’s Jared Greenspan.</p><p>“I was warming up, and the mom says, ‘Hey Cody, big fan, last time you gave him a fist bump you hit a homer. And I turn around, and I look, and I just saw these two people there. I was like, ‘Oh, that was really cool.’ So I turn around and I give another fist bump. Obviously, I had to go show him some love. Honestly, that was a pretty cool moment. It was just a really, really cool moment.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

YEAR	TEAM	GP	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2025	CWS	33	62	6	6	1	7	2	15	2	0	.097	.119	.113	.232
2025	CWS	15	27	4	6	3	1	7	11	0	0	.222	.382	.333	.715
2024	MIA	10	16	0	1	0	1	1	7	0	1	.063	.118	.063	.181
2024	CWS	23	67	4	12	1	3	4	28	1	0	.179	.225	.194	.419
2024	HOU	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2023	MIA	9	19	2	1	0	0	1	9	0	0	.053	.100	.053	.153
2023	MIA	4	9	1	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	.222	.222	.222	.444
2022	LAD	4	5	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533
2021	LAD	8	6	0	1	0	2	2	3	0	0	.167	.333	.167	.500
2020	LAD	14	15	2	1	0	2	3	6	0	0	.067	.222	.067	.289

YEAR	TEAM	GP	GS	PO	A	E	DP	FPCT
2025	CWS	34	24	33	52	1	11	.988
2025	CWS	15	12	7	16	1	4	.958
2024	MIA	10	1	9	18	0	7	.000
2024	CWS	23	21	32	32	1	9	.985
2024	HOU	1	0	2	2	0	1	.000
2023	MIA	10	3	13	10	1	3	.958
2023	MIA	4	3	1	2	0	0	.000
2022	LAD	4	0	5	7	0	2	.000
2021	LAD	8	0	1	6	1	0	.875
2020	LAD	15	0	5	19	1	5	.960

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