<!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>

Yankees’ Cody Bellinger explains wholesome moment during Athletics rout

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A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Thursday afternoon, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-new-york-mets-losing-streak-1996">New York Yankees hit</a> their home field for a game <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-anthony-volpe-breaks-silence-brutal-error-loss-angels">against the Los Angeles Angels</a> that they desperately needed to win. The Yankees entered the contest on a six-game losing streak, seeing their lead in the AL East reduced to just 1.5 games over the Tampa Bay Rays in the process.</p><p>The Yankees fell behind 1-0 early in this game but tied it in the bottom of the first inning thanks to an RBI from Giancarlo Stanton on a fielder’s choice.</p><p>Cody Bellinger slid into second base and was called out, but replay review clearly showed that he had made it to the base in time, meaning the Yankees should have come away with no outs on the play.</p><p>Even after replay review, the officials still held up the call on the field, which had Yankees <a href="https://x.com/DaaaGandersLose/status/1935752004053156288" rel="noopener">fans on X</a>, formerly Twitter, outraged.</p><p>“MLB replay is broken,” wrote one fan.</p><p>“Why do you even have a replay rule? Bellinger was 100% safe,” added another, referring to the MLB replay system as “hot trash.”</p><p>Another fan referred to the Yankees’ recent history of getting the perceived short end of the stick on replay reviews.</p><p>“The MLB replay room screws the Yankees AGAIN!! Bellinger clearly touched second base first—CLEARLY—and they still upheld the call. Challenge gone in the FIRST INNING!! What are they watching, reruns of Friends?! Total joke. Worst replay system in sports!! RIGGED!!!” they wrote.</p><p>Overall, the Yankees can’t afford to get any tough breaks from the officials considering how poorly they’ve played over the last couple of weeks. The Yankees lost the first three games of their series versus the Angels this week and found themselves down 2-1 in Thursday’s game before it was delayed due to thunderstorms in the area.</p><p>The good news for the Yankees is that their crosstown rival New York Mets are also suffering along with them, currently on a five-game losing streak of their own.</p><p>After the series versus the Angels, the Yankees will next hit the field on Friday for a set against the Baltimore Orioles.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yankees fans go wild after Cody Bellinger play stands after replay

<!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-career-milestone-royals');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yankees’ Cody Bellinger hits career milestone vs. Royals');   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-with-NY-Yankees.jpg"><figcaption>John Jones-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Yankees’ Cody Bellinger hits career milestone vs. Royals</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-10T19:18:32-07:00">June 10th, 7:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-10T19:18:32-07:00">June 10th, 7:18pm</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 are kicking off a series with the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-aaron-judges-469-foot-hr-vs-royals-internet-stunned">Aaron Judge started the game with a ridiculous 469-foot homer</a> to give the Bombers the lead. Max Fried hit a few bumps along the road, but the offense picked him up. In a ridiculous five-run sixth inning, Cody Bellinger <a href="https://twitter.com/Yankees/status/1932611572167241933" rel="noopener">knocked in a run</a> for the Yankees and picked up his 1,000th hit.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">A Career Milestone for Cody 👏 <a href="https://t.co/urhGdvlM2j">pic.twitter.com/urhGdvlM2j</a></p><p>— New York Yankees (@Yankees) <a href="https://twitter.com/Yankees/status/1932611572167241933?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 11, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Bellinger had 652 hits with the Dodgers, 290 with the Cubs, and picked up his 58th with the Yankees on Tuesday. After a cold start with the Bombers, he has turned it up of late. He had a .308 batting average and .916 OPS from the start of May to the start of the Royals series. In April, he was hitting .204 with a .638 OPS.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/cody-bellinger-trade-grades-yankees-cubs">Yankees picked up Bellinger as one of their post-Juan Soto pieces</a>. They needed a new left-handed hitting outfielder, and the Cubs were willing to part with the veteran. It has not hurt Chicago this year, as they traded for Kyle Tucker and have gotten great numbers from Pete Crow-Armstrong this year. A win-win trade is rare in sports, but Bellinger is at the center of this one.</p><p>Despite the rough start, the Yankees should be thrilled with Bellinger so far. He has helped their defensive issues while providing Aaron Judge with lineup protection. His 1,000th hit was also his 36th RBI of the season, a solid pace through 65 team games.</p><p>The Yankees and Royals continue their series on Wednesday in KC, but fans likely have their sights set on the weekend. Bellinger and the Bombers head to Fenway for the first time this year on Friday. They lost a series at home to the Red Sox last weekend and could use the win.</p><p>The Yankees and Royals play Game 2 of their series on Wednesday at 7:40 P.M. Will Warren and Seth Lugo are scheduled to start the game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yankees’ Cody Bellinger hits career milestone vs. Royals

<!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/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-ties-cody-bellinger-all-time-list-monster-hr-guardians');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani ties Cody Bellinger on all-time list with HR vs. Guardians');   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/2025/05/Dodgers-designated-hitter-Shohei-Ohtani-17-hits-a-two-run-home-run.jpg"><figcaption>David Richard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani ties Cody Bellinger on all-time list with HR vs. Guardians</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-05-27T17:37:39-07:00">May 27th, 5:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-05-28T06:21:52-07:00">May 28th, 6:21am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani lit up the fireworks in Tuesday’s game against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field in Cleveland.</p><p>Facing Cleveland starter Tanner Bibee in the top of the fourth inning, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-retakes-home-run-lead-with-leadoff-blast-vs-guardians">reigning National League Most Valuable Player</a> blasted an 83 MPH cutter for a home run that went 362 feet deep and drove Tommy Edman home to extend the Dodgers’ lead to 4-0.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Shohei Ohtani CLOBBERS one the other way for his 20th homer of the season 💥 <a href="https://t.co/8hyB94tpd8">pic.twitter.com/8hyB94tpd8</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1927505967530299843?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 27, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>That tater from Ohtani, who is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-next-step-return-live-pitching">still not pitching this season for the Dodgers</a>, was his 20th of the 2025 MLB regular season to lead everyone in the big leagues. Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees and Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies are tied for second entering Tuesday with 18 home runs each.</p><p>Additionally, that also tied him for the <a href="https://x.com/SlangsOnSports/status/1927506327808401563" rel="noopener">second-most home runs through the first 55</a> Dodgers games in a season, as noted by Sarah Langs of MLB.com.</p><p>Gil Hodges holds the all-time franchise record, as he had 21 home runs in the first 55 games in the 1951 season. Cody Bellinger, who is now with the New York Yankees, also had 20 home runs through 55 LA outings during the 2019 campaign.</p><p>Fans also have a lot to say about Ohtani’s big home run against Bibbee.</p><p>“ANOTHER DAY ANOTHER HOMER,” a fan <a href="https://x.com/Carloszzz0215/status/1927508639637487744" rel="noopener">commented</a>.</p><p>“They keep giving him these upper 80s pitches which of course he hammers. Throw him some 70s curve balls, bet he’ll strike out,” <a href="https://x.com/reye3723/status/1927514209769714010" rel="noopener">shared </a> another social media user on X (formerly Twitter).</p><p>From a <a href="https://x.com/3leftsbaseball/status/1927506191456014428" rel="noopener">different commenter</a>: “Yes he is one of a kind‼️💪🏻”</p><p>“Yes pin this incredible home run for the haters 😎 🙌.Its a bird, its a plane, nope its another shohei Ohtani bomb 💣 🐐🐐🐐🐐,” <a href="https://x.com/robbyrob16/status/1927506571040321927" rel="noopener">added</a> an X user.</p><p>“20th Homer for the man not from this world! 👽,” <a href="https://x.com/DarkoMetaX/status/1927506545639592141" rel="noopener">chimed in</a> another fan online.</p><p>“MVP. Othani is catching fire. So much pop,” one <a href="https://x.com/morsi12hotmail1/status/1927508358610993413" rel="noopener">said</a>.</p><p>Ohtani has been on a tear of late. With his home run against the Guardians, he’s now gone yard for three consecutive games. He had a home run in the recent series finale against the New York Mets in Queens and had another in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-yoshinobu-yamamoto-reset-after-taming-guardians">series opener versus Cleveland on Monday</a>.</p><p>Ohtani entered Tuesday’s meeting with the Guardians hitting .295 with a 1.039 OPS on the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
109	6.44	31	1.68	1

2024 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
109	6.44	31	1.68	1

YEAR	TEAM	W	L	SV	ERA	GP	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HLD	BLSV	WHIP
2024	SF	1	5	0	6.44	9	8	0	0	36.1	46	26	26	7	15	31	0	0	1.68
2024	SF	1	1	0	6.97	4	3	0	0	10.1	16	8	8	3	0	6	0	0	1.55

YEAR	TEAM	GP	GS	PO	A	E	DP	FPCT
2024	SF	9	8	2	2	0	0	.000
2024	SF	4	3	0	1	0	0	.000

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