Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Will opt out, become free agent
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Bellinger plans to decline his $25 million player option for 2026 and become a free agent, Jorge Castillo of ESPN.com reports.
Bellinger opting out of the final year of his deal and hitting the free-agent market this winter has been a foregone conclusion for a while now, as the 30-year-old is in line to net a lucrative, multi-year pact. He slashed .272/.334/.480 with 29 home runs, 98 RBI and 13 stolen bases over 152 games in 2025 while playing plus defense at multiple positions. Having previously received a qualifying offer, Bellinger is not eligible to get another one, which will only enhance his free-agent appeal.
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger: In Game 1 lineup
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Bellinger (foot) will start in left field and bat third Saturday against the Blue Jays.
Bellinger jammed his left heel while running the bases during Thursday's game against the Red Sox, but the damage wasn't severe enough to keep him from starting Game 1 of the ALDS. The 30-year-old outfielder has gone 3-for-12 with two runs scored in the postseason so far.
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Dealing with minor foot injury
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Bellinger was spotted limping after Thursday's game against the Red Sox due to a left foot injury, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
Bellinger received treatment for his foot injury Thursday night, but he told reporters he expects to be in the lineup for Game 1 of the ALDS. He went 1-for-4 with a run scored in the Yankees' series-clinching win over Boston.
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Clubs 29th homer
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Bellinger went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Wednesday's 10-5 win over the Twins.
Bellinger blasted his 29th big fly of the year, putting him on the verge of the second 30-homer campaign of his career and his first since his 2019 National League MVP season. The veteran outfielder is on the cusp of recording a 100-RBI season for the second time in his career as well, as he's up to 97 RBI in 2025. Bellinger has also been a five-category contributor for fantasy managers, batting .275 with 81 runs scored and 12 stolen bases over 553 at-bats to go with his strong power figures.
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Closing in on 30 homers
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Bellinger went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 12-2 loss to the Tigers.
The 30-year-old slugger took Casey Mize deep in the fourth inning to give the Yankees a brief 2-0 lead before the wheels began to come off. Bellinger is up to 28 long balls on the season as he marches toward his first 30-homer campaign since 2019, and over his last 20 games he's slashing .333/.398/.615 with six home runs, 14 runs and 17 RBI.
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Slugs 27th homer Wednesday
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Bellinger went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's loss to the Astros.
Bellinger brought New York to within a run with his three-run blast in the ninth inning, but the team wasn't able to complete the comeback. The veteran outfielder is up to 27 homers on the campaign, his highest mark since he went deep 47 times during his MVP 2019 campaign while with the Dodgers. Bellinger's .837 OPS this season is also on pace for his second-highest mark since that MVP campaign.
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Launches homer in Thursday's win
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Bellinger went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run, a double, a walk and a second run scored in Thursday's 10-4 win over the White Sox.
Bellinger is swinging a hot bat with a homer in consecutive games and five multi-hit efforts over his last six contests. He's 12-for-22 (.545) in that longer span. On the year, the outfielder is up to a .283/.336/.511 slash line with 26 homers, 81 RBI, 75 runs scored, 22 doubles, five triples and 11 stolen bases over 124 contests. He is on pace to exceed the 30-homer mark for the first time since his 47-homer season in 2019.
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Belts homer No. 25
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Bellinger went 3-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Wednesday's 11-2 rout of the Nationals.
The Yankees launched six homers in total on the afternoon, with Bellinger's coming off Cade Cavalli as part of a nine-run third inning. The 30-year-old slugger has caught fire in August, and over his last 16 games Bellinger is batting .323 (20-for-62) with five of his 25 home runs on the season.
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Two homers in four-hit attack
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Bellinger went 4-for-5 with two home runs, three RBI and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 13-3 win over the Rays.
Tuesday marked Bellinger's 17th career multi-homer game and his second of the year. The veteran outfielder also registered his first four-hit performance of the campaign, and he remains a steady producer in the heart of the Yankees' lineup. Over his last 39 contests (158 at-bats), Bellinger is batting .278 with 19 extra-base hits, 32 RBI, 28 runs scored and two stolen bases.
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Rejoining lineup Sunday
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Bellinger (illness) is starting in right field and batting cleanup Sunday against the Cardinals.
Bellinger was held out of Saturday's lineup due to an illness but is ready to go for the series finale in St. Louis. The 30-year-old has yet to get on track at the plate through 13 games in August with a .140/.218/.260 slash line and two homers in 50 at-bats.
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Dealing with illness
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Bellinger isn't starting Saturday against St. Louis due to an illness, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
Bellinger's absence from the lineup turns out to be due to him being sick rather than simply getting a day off his feet. At this point, it's unclear if the veteran slugger will be available in any capacity off the bench, or if he'll need to sit out Sunday as well.
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Sitting out to begin Saturday
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Bellinger isn't in Saturday's starting lineup against the Cardinals.
Bellinger is batting just .140 (albeit with two homers and six RBI) through 13 games in August, and he'll get a chance to reset Saturday. In his stead, Jasson Dominguez is playing left field while Ben Rice is getting a start at first base.
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Swats 22nd long ball
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Bellinger went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk Wednesday in a loss to Minnesota.
Bellinger accounted for the Yankees' only run of the game with a solo shot off Joe Ryan in the third inning. The long ball was Bellinger's second in his past three games, though those are the only two hits he has across 11 at-bats in that span. Bellinger is putting together a solid campaign in his first season in the Bronx, slashing .270/.325/.491 with 22 home runs, 69 RBI, 66 runs and 10 stolen bases through 112 contests spanning 477 plate appearances.
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Goes deep Monday
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Bellinger went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a 6-2 win against the Twins on Monday.
Bellinger got the scoring started for New York, swatting a solo shot in the first inning. It was his first long ball in a tough beginning to August, as the slugger is batting just .158 (6-for-38) through 10 contests this month. Despite the rough patch, Bellinger still holds a healthy .814 OPS on the campaign, and he's recorded 21 homers, 67 RBI, 65 runs and 10 stolen bases over 110 games.
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Swats three-run homer
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Bellinger went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer and a walk in Tuesday's win over the Rays.
Bellinger got the Yankees on the board in the third with a three-run blast to right to bring him up to 20 home runs this season. He's hit safely in all but three games in July and is tied for third with Steven Kwan for the lowest strikeout percentage among qualified hitters this month (8.5 percent). Bellinger has been fantastic at the dish after a slow opening month of the year. Since April 28, he's slashing .309/.361/.574 with 18 homers, 48 RBI, 48 runs, six steals and a 23:33 BB:K in 316 plate appearances.
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Racks up three XBH in win Tuesday
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Bellinger went 3-for-4 with a home run, two doubles and two total runs scored in a 5-4 victory versus Toronto on Tuesday.
Bellinger accounted for three of New York's five extra-base hits in the win, and among those knocks was a 405-foot solo homer in the fifth inning. The slugger has picked up his power output of late, going deep five times in his past seven games. In fact, Bellinger has been swinging a hot bat for over a month -- since and including June 18, he's slashing .369/.381/.685 with nine home runs, 21 RBI, 22 runs and two stolen bases over 26 contests.
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Three homers against former club
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Bellinger went 3-for-5 with three home runs and six total RBI in a victory over the Cubs on Friday.
In his first game against the Cubs since being traded from Chicago to New York, Bellinger made sure to remind his former team of what it gave away. His two-run blasts in the third, fifth and eighth innings propelled the Yankees to an 11-0 blowout. The 29-year-old outfielder also came close to sending another ball over the fence in the seventh, but Kyle Tucker managed to bring that one back with a leaping catch at the wall. With two games left before the All-Star break, Bellinger now owns an .838 OPS with 16 homers, nine steals, 54 RBI and 53 runs scored on the year.
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Extends hitting streak with homer
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Bellinger went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-5 loss to the Mets.
With his 13th homer of the season, Bellinger extended his hitting streak to 10 games. The veteran outfielder has recovered well from a miserable start to the year, which saw him post a .198 batting average through May 3. Over his last 221 plate appearances (50 games), Bellinger has slashed .305/.357/.527 with 23 extra-base hits, 29 RBI, 30 runs scored and six stolen bases.
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Three hits, homer in win
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Bellinger went 3-for-5 with a three-run homer, a double and three total runs scored in Sunday's 12-5 win over the A's.
Bellinger extended the Yankees' lead to 10-1 in the fifth inning with his home run off lefty Hogan Harris, his 11th of the year and just his second in 19 games. While he hadn't been hitting for much power, Bellinger has certainly been productive at the plate, going 17-for-42 (.405) in his last 10 games. Overall, he's slashing .270/.332/.460 with 42 RBI, 40 runs scored and eight stolen bases through 319 plate appearances this season.
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Getting day off Wednesday
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Bellinger is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Cincinnati.
Bellinger's playing time has been affected less than others in the New York lineup since Giancarlo Stanton returned, but he will be sitting for the second time in 10 games since Stanton was activated. Jasson Dominguez, Trent Grisham and Aaron Judge will form the Yankees' outfield trio Wednesday.
