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Cody Bellinger’s 2 home run game on Sunday opened a lot of eyes in the MLB world. However, it apparently caught the attention of other sports stars as well. NFL players have not been shy about discussing their interest in baseball this year, especially JJ Watt. However, it was Raiders QB Derek Carr who made […]

Cody Bellinger has had a couple of down seasons for the Los Angeles Dodgers since winning the MVP award back in 2019. But he’s showing some serious signs of life this season. Bellinger looked like his 2019 self on Sunday against the San Diego Padres as the Dodgers outfielder hit not one, but two home […]

Even as the 2022 MLB regular season is just mere weeks old, Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Cody Bellinger has already emerged as a stern contender for the league’s Comeback Player of the Year honor. Bellinger was a standout performer in the Dodgers’ series finale against the San Diego Padres on Sunday. He belted a […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres game had a rather contentious moment as one fan decided to try and interfere with the play on the field. As Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger gathered a routine fly out to deep right field during the bottom of the 6th inning, one unruly Padres fan decided to […]

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger was a primetime sleeper candidate heading into the 2022 MLB season. And in a lot of ways, he still is. After all, we are just one game into the year as of writing. There is no way that the 2019 MVP can continue to struggle after last year’s abysmal […]

Cody Bellinger is fresh off of a dreadful 2021 campaign. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ former MVP hit just .165 with 10 home runs while dealing with injuries. From a fantasy baseball perspective, his 2021 struggles have many drafters weary about rolling with Bellinger.  His average draft position (ADP) is currently at 91.4 according to FantasyPros. […]

Los Angeles Dodgers fans are anxiously monitoring Cody Bellinger during Spring Training, hoping the former NL MVP can return to his past form after struggling the past two seasons. Things haven’t gone well for Bellinger this spring, however, as he’s once again been striking out at unprecedented rates. His strikeout issues haven’t fazed him, though. […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are gearing up for another World Series run in 2022 after falling short last season. The team enters the 2022 campaign as NL West favorites once again, despite the tremendous year the Giants enjoyed in 2021. Still, as we saw last season, winning the division will be anything but a cakewalk. […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers will be disappointed not to have won the World Series in 2021, having been defeated by the Atlanta Braves in the NLCS. Despite their massive trade deadline acquisitions of Max Scherzer and Trea Turner, the Dodgers were unable to even clinch a World Series berth. Well, despite losing some talent in […]

With Major League Baseball currently in a lockout, deals are at a standstill. However, the Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to a one-year, $17 million deal with Cody Bellinger just before December 1st, which helped them avoid arbitration. Via Jeff Passan: Some pre-Christmas housekeeping: OF/1B Cody Bellinger and the Los Angeles Dodgers agreed on a one-year, […]

Cody Bellinger had a regular season to forget in 2021. From the .165 batting average to the multiple stints on the injured list, he had a difficult time in finding his place in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ star-studded lineup. But with one hit, he made many simply forget about his struggles over the year. Bellinger […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are moving on to the NLCS after dispatching the San Francisco Giants in what ended up being a controversial Game 5. The Dodgers wouldn’t have gotten to this point without a couple of clutch hits at the top of the ninth inning courtesy of Gavin Lux and Cody Bellinger. But apparently […]

The playoff series between the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Francisco Giants certainly lived up to the billing. But the final pitch thrown to end the series didn’t leave many satisfied, especially fans in from the Bay Area. Check out the controversial call from the first base umpire that sealed the victory for the Dodgers: […]

The 2021 MLB season has been an individually forgettable one for Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Cody Bellinger. The Dodgers still made the postseason despite his struggles all year long, but he will have to exorcise his demons in the National League Division Series if he wants to make a positive impact on his team’s […]

Cody Bellinger’s season from hell continues. The Los Angeles Dodgers star suffered a rib fracture that placed him on the IL, his third trip there this season. The Dodgers have placed Cody Bellinger on the injured list with a left rib fracture. This is Bellinger's third time on the IL this season. — Kyle Glaser […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are inching closer to the end of the MLB season and have been in a tight race with the San Francisco Giants for the top spot in the National League West. But, the Dodgers might have to play the remainder of the regular season without Cody Bellinger, who landed on the […]

Los Angeles Dodgers star outfielder Cody Bellinger has had an uncharacteristically bad hitting season. But Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has some wise advice for the struggling Bellinger. Per Dodgers Nation, Roberts had this to say about how Bellinger can break out of his slump: “I think the number one thing is a reset as far […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers had made the playoffs for eight straight seasons, and had played in three of the last four World Series, but it was only last month when they finally got over the hump, beating the Tampa Bay Rays in six games to win their first championship in 32 years. In this post, […]

Just because Cody Bellinger is a massive sports superstar in Los Angeles, it doesn’t mean that his NBA fandom affiliation is rooted in Hollywood. In fact, he’s neither a Los Angeles Lakers nor LA Clippers fan. In a recent interview with Adam Caparell of Yahoo! Entertainment, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ first baseman revealed that he […]

While there was some optimism about Cody Bellinger being able to suit up for the Los Angeles Dodgers for the coming weekend series against the San Diego Padres, it now looks as though the star is going to be out of action for a few more games. According to LA team manager Dave Roberts, Bellinger […]

The defending champions Los Angeles Dodgers did not exactly kick off their title defense in the best way possible as they took on the Colorado Rockies on opening night. The third inning featured a pretty inexplicable play courtesy of Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner, which is the type of sequence that you just have to […]

Baseball season has finally arrived. After an unordinary and shortened season in 2020 due to Covid-19, the MLB will return to a more familiar form (fingers crossed) in 2021. With the 2021 MLB Opening Day here, let’s take a look at some of the odds, including the World Series odds favorites. It should come as […]

One thing winning the World Series will do for you: Dodger Blue is now the top color of choice for baseball fans. At least, in terms of jersey sales. L.A.’s star duo of past MVP-winners, Mookie Betts and Cody Bellinger — who helped propel the Los Angeles Dodgers to their first championship since 1988 last […]

Los Angeles Dodgers star Cody Bellinger will appear in the new Assasin’s Creed Valhalla video game. Bellinger will be a character named Otta Sluggasson. “I’m excited. I love video games, so when I heard I had the opportunity to be a character in a big video game, I was excited, I really was,” Dodgers star […]

With 48.1 million followers, Los Angeles Laker forward LeBron James is one of the most popular athletes on Twitter. He sometimes uses his massive platform to tweet about social issues, such as getting people to vote, and staying vigilant on election day. But most of the time, he uses it just like everyone else: to […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have recently won their seventh World Series title in franchise history after dispatching the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 6 of the championship series. The victory stirred excitement for another Los Angeles champion in Lakers star Lebron James who expressed his desire to have a championship parade for both teams amidst […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James took to Twitter to react to Los Angeles Dodgers star Cody Bellinger doing what he does sometimes, hitting a two-run home run against the Tampa Bay Rays in the fourth inning of Game 1 of the 2020 World Series. James is obviously rooting for the Dodgers since […]

It seems as though Los Angeles Dodgers star Cody Bellinger was a tad bit too hyped after he hit the series-clinching HR against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday’s Game 7. After his HR, the former NL MVP ended up accidentally dislocated his shoulder while celebrating with his teammates. “I’m good. I hit Kike’s shoulder a […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are officially heading back to the World Series after completing an incredible comeback in their seven-game NLCS against the Atlanta Braves. And, they have former NL MVP Cody Bellinger’s series-clinching hit to thank for it. After being a non-factor for almost the entire series, the CF step up to the plate […]

Josh Reddick of the Astros and Matt Olson of the Athletics were aware that baseball fans have seen tremendous glove work from a pair of elite defensive outfielders in the last two days. Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Cody Bellinger made an unbelievable catch to rob San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. of a […]

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder and Cody Bellinger had a strong to reaction to Thursday’s controversy surrounding Houston Astros hitters allegedly using “buzzers” to signal different pitch types. Bellinger tweeted he hoped the rumors were not true, but also said any players implicated in such a scandal should be punished because they endanger ruining the “integrity […]

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger was named the 2019 National League Most Valuable Player on Thursday afternoon, becoming the first Dodgers position player since Bob Gibson (1988) to win the award. Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich finished in second, while Washington Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon placed third in the voting. 2019 NL MVP: […]

As the Los Angeles Dodgers are forced to look ahead to yet another regular season after falling short in the postseason, upgrades are needed for a team that so desperately wants to add their first World Series title since 1988 to the mantle. With their payroll seemingly skyrocketing every offseason, a move in the trade […]

Now that the dust has settled and we have our respective MLB Wild Card Game winners, it is officially time for the Division Series. The National League is up first, with the St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves doing battle on Thursday afternoon. I broke down that series in depth here. The Los Angeles Dodgers […]

Unfortunately for MLB fans, most of the divisional races do not have much excitement entering the final few weeks of the regular season. The playoff picture is already fairly clear, with most of the drama likely to come from the Wild Card races. However, the award races are a totally different story. Christian Yelich’s broken […]

CLUTCH SUMMARY: With August winding down, the statistical leaders across the American and National Leagues are both household names and unforeseen youngsters trying to etch their names in baseball history. While not leading any category, Milwaukee Brewers right fielder Christian Yelich is listed towards the top of all of these categories, once again cementing his […]

CLUTCH SUMMARY: As the Little League World Series is being played, the amount of professional baseball players who have played in that league has increased a bit over the past few years, showing that the importance of the sport of baseball seems to be increasing. Current players like Cody Bellinger and Randal Grichuk have made […]

New York Mets rookie slugger Pete Alonso set a National League record on Sunday afternoon by hitting his 40th home run of the season, breaking the previous record of 39 set by Cody Bellinger in 2017: Pete Alonso becomes the first NL rookie in MLB history, to hit 40 home runs … and this one […]

CLUTCH SUMMARY: With Christian Yelich and Cody Bellinger locked into another eventful race for the National League MVP, playoff positioning for both teams looks to be a big-time deciding factor. Yelich has had an overall better offensive season so far, leading the NL in home runs for practically the entire season, mostly by himself. Bellinger […]