The Chicago Cubs traded former National League MVP Cody Bellinger to the New York Yankees in a salary dump. Bellinger, 29, has two years remaining on his contract with an opt-out after 2025. The Yankees will use him in center field to fill openings left by Juan Soto and Alex Verdugo.
On Tuesday, the Chicago Cubs traded former National League MVP Cody Bellinger to the New York Yankees in what amounts to a pure salary dump.BREAKING: OF/1B Cody Bellinger has been traded from the Chicago Cubs to the New York Yankees , sources tell ESPN. Bellinger, 29, is a former MVP and has two years remaining on his contract with an opt-out after 2025. Yankees continue to be aggressive post-Juan Soto.
This deal impacts the Seattle Mariners in a few ways... First, the M's will need to play against Bellinger in 2025 more often since he's in the American League. Second, he'll have more of an impact on the M's spot in the standings, being that he'll be playing against the teams that the M's are battling with as well.
But most importantly, this move simply means that the Mariners won't be acquiring Bellinger themselves. The Mariners had reportedly checked in on Bellinger this offseason and have been linked to him for at least the last year.have a full outfield and have Luke Raley as a left-handed hitting first baseman, so the fit was always a little clunky, but the reports were out there nonetheless.
The 29-year-old Bellinger is coming off a year in which he hit .266 for the Cubs, popping 18 home runs. A lifetime .259 hitter, Bellinger is an eight-year veteran of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Cubs. He won the MVP in 2019 with the Dodgers when he hit 47 homers and drove in 115 runs.Continue to follow our Inside the Mariners coverage on social media by liking us on
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