<!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

<!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-fans-go-wild-cody-bellinger-play-stands-replay');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yankees fans go wild after Cody Bellinger play stands after replay');   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/Bellinger-vs-the-Angels.jpg"><figcaption>Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Yankees fans go wild after Cody Bellinger play stands after replay</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-19T11:02:21-07:00">June 19th, 11:02am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-19T14:53:54-07:00">June 19th, 2:53pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. 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

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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>

Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani ties Cody Bellinger on all-time list with HR vs. Guardians

<!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', '/nba/new-york-knicks/knicks-news-josh-hart-gets-yankees-hat-tip-after-cody-bellinger-monster-hr-mets');   ga('set', 'title', 'Knicks’ Josh Hart gets Yankees hat tip after Cody Bellinger monster HR vs. Mets');   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/Josh-Hart-Yankees.jpg"></figure><h1>Knicks’ Josh Hart gets Yankees hat tip after Cody Bellinger monster HR vs. Mets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-05-18T22:16:02-07:00">May 18th, 10:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-05-18T22:16:02-07:00">May 18th, 10:16pm</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">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New York Knicks star Josh Hart gave a shoutout to New York Yankees’ Cody Bellinger after his grand slam against the New York Mets. It’s been a heck of a sports weekend for the Empire State. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-york-knicks/knicks-move-on-to-pacers-after-eliminating-celtics-in-game-6">Knicks made their first Eastern Conference Finals</a> since 2000 on Friday, and the Subway Series took place between two legitimate World Series contenders over the past three days.</p><p>Hart, who has thrown out the first pitch for the Bronx Bombers before, excitedly reacted to Bellinger’s homer over social media, which put the Yankees up 8-2. And he <a href="https://x.com/Yankees/status/1924293576545947889" rel="noopener">got a reaction</a> from the franchise’s Twitter page to his post.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">So true, <a href="https://twitter.com/joshhart?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@joshhart</a>. <a href="https://t.co/jQDcBbf8cj">https://t.co/jQDcBbf8cj</a> <a href="https://t.co/22XYBCKbpF">pic.twitter.com/22XYBCKbpF</a></p><p>— New York Yankees (@Yankees) <a href="https://twitter.com/Yankees/status/1924293576545947889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Josh Hart will be even more critical in the Knicks’ series against the Indiana Pacers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Josh-Hart.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-york-knicks/knicks-news-tom-thibodeau-celtics-upset-championship-goal">Knicks shocked the world</a> against the Boston Celtics. So many pundits believed New York did not stand a chance against the defending champs. And some of the reasons for these takes made sense since the Knicks hadn’t shown that extra gear to compete with the elite of the NBA during the regular season. But the playoffs are a completely different animal, and this squad was built for this time of the year. Regardless of what happened during the regular season, this group put itself in a position where the season’s success would be determined by what it did in the playoffs.</p><p>Knicks subsequently lived up to the moment and these hefty expectations. What’s especially noteworthy is the extra gear this team has shown on defense in the postseason. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-york-knicks/knicks-gritty-win-mikal-bridges-heroics-prove-ny-is-ready-to-compete-for-nba-title">Mikal Bridges has been</a> the elite point-of-attack defender New York traded for this past offseason, while OG Anunoby and Mitchell Robinson have been absolute menaces on this side of the court. Jalen Brunson has also held up well, especially while the Celtics hunted him. New York is going to need to be just as disciplined, if not more so, against an Indiana Pacers team that relentlessly attacks mismatches.</p><p>Overall, sometimes the best way to temper an explosive offense is to exhaust an opponent on defense. That is exactly what Josh Hart must do when he is likely Tyrese Haliburton’s defensive assignment. Hart must be relentless, not letting the Pacers’ star point guard rest on defense and especially on the offensive glass.</p><p>Overall, Indiana will try to turn this series into a track meet to wear down a thinner New York roster. It was vital that the Knicks finished off their series with the Celtics on Friday to ensure they had this amount of rest and prep time for their new opponents. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-york-knicks/3-reasons-knicks-will-get-revenge-on-pacers-in-2025-eastern-conference-finals">New York is looking for revenge</a> for last season’s elimination in the second round. Hart will need his best series this postseason for the Knicks to become Eastern Conference champions.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

YEAR	TEAM	GP	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2025	HOU	15	41	4	8	0	0	2	4	2	9	0	0	.195	.233	.341	.574
2025	HOU	71	273	30	67	9	1	10	34	10	53	0	1	.245	.276	.396	.672
2024	HOU	2	7	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661
2024	HOU	148	585	70	175	29	3	16	84	23	107	2	0	.299	.325	.441	.766
2024	HOU	15	42	7	10	1	0	1	8	5	5	0	0	.238	.333	.333	.666
2023	HOU	104	355	51	100	22	0	23	60	11	74	0	0	.282	.308	.538	.846
2023	HOU	19	40	6	13	7	0	1	8	0	8	0	0	.325	.317	.575	.892
2023	HOU	7	14	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.142
2022	HOU	6	8	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	.125	.222	.250	.472

YEAR	TEAM	GP	GS	PO	A	E	DP	FPCT
2025	HOU	12	12	74	6	0	0	.000
2025	HOU	56	55	562	19	1	1	.998
2024	HOU	2	2	22	2	0	0	.000
2024	HOU	113	110	991	41	5	13	.995
2024	HOU	14	14	83	1	2	0	.977
2023	HOU	68	49	429	28	6	15	.987
2023	HOU	14	7	52	5	0	1	.000
2023	HOU	5	0	13	0	0	0	.000
2022	HOU	2	0	2	1	0	0	.000

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