{"id":32562,"date":"2025-02-11T06:45:24","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T06:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=32562"},"modified":"2025-02-11T06:45:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T06:45:24","slug":"news-cody-bellinger-takes-batting-practice-at-the-spring-training-complex-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=32562","title":{"rendered":"NEWS: Cody Bellinger takes batting practice at the Spring Training complex for the first time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>C<strong>ody Bellinger<\/strong>\u00a0finally made his debut with the Bronx Bombers, nearly two months after the\u00a0<strong>Yankees<\/strong>\u00a0and Cubs announced one of the most notable trades of the MLB offseason, when the former National League MVP was traded from Chicago to New York.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-ac1c5ade7403c473 block parragraph\">\n<p class=\"jsx-f8fbb732c92ecf3d \"><strong>Bellinger<\/strong>, who will be stepping in for Juan Soto in the\u00a0<strong>Yankees<\/strong>\u00a0lineup, took his first batting practice session on the opening day of spring training in Tampa, Florida. The 29-year-old slugger looked strong at the plate, sending several baseballs soaring.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-8d7418fcfc97e53c\">\n<div class=\"jsx-4c0da5c86f788fcb jsx-519304331 bannercover desktop\">\n<div class=\"jsx-4c0da5c86f788fcb jsx-519304331 banner small\">\n<div class=\"jsx-4c0da5c86f788fcb jsx-519304331\">\n<div style=\"width: 720px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-32562-1\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SaveVid.Net_AQONEl2H7p08Ir3zya2aSlMLCpclpT5yXkhbQukSR4t6pPMXAMYOUts7YOXE4JFfeMoyFTz3XhDPCeYa7rgH565Y-EeLgFBq02VnPSk.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SaveVid.Net_AQONEl2H7p08Ir3zya2aSlMLCpclpT5yXkhbQukSR4t6pPMXAMYOUts7YOXE4JFfeMoyFTz3XhDPCeYa7rgH565Y-EeLgFBq02VnPSk.mp4\">https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SaveVid.Net_AQONEl2H7p08Ir3zya2aSlMLCpclpT5yXkhbQukSR4t6pPMXAMYOUts7YOXE4JFfeMoyFTz3XhDPCeYa7rgH565Y-EeLgFBq02VnPSk.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ac1c5ade7403c473 block parragraph\">\n<p class=\"jsx-f8fbb732c92ecf3d \">After losing his groove during his last three seasons with the Dodgers, between 2020 and 2022, Belli had a major comeback after joining the Cubs on a one-year deal. He posted an impressive .307\/.356\/.525 slash line with 26 home runs and 20 stolen bases in 130 games, earning him the National League Comeback Player of the Year award in 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ac1c5ade7403c473 block parragraph\">\n<p class=\"jsx-f8fbb732c92ecf3d \">In the last two seasons,\u00a0<strong>Cody Bellinger<\/strong>\u00a0seems to have transformed into a hitter more focused on contact rather than being the power threat he was at the start of his career.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ac1c5ade7403c473 block parragraph\">\n<p class=\"jsx-f8fbb732c92ecf3d \">With the\u00a0<strong>Yankees<\/strong>, he will aim to regain that All-Star and MVP caliber he held in his early years with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Expectations for\u00a0<strong>Bellinger<\/strong>\u00a0are high, especially after the big void left by Juan Soto, who was the best partner captain Aaron Judge ever had.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cody Bellinger\u00a0finally made his debut with the Bronx Bombers, nearly two months after the\u00a0Yankees\u00a0and Cubs announced one of the most notable trades of the MLB offseason, when&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":32567,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NEWS: Cody Bellinger takes batting practice at the Spring Training complex for the first time - News 365<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=32562\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NEWS: Cody Bellinger takes batting practice at the Spring Training complex for the first time - 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