| Cody Bellinger | |
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.jpg) Bellinger with theLos Angeles Dodgers in 2018 | |
| Free agent | |
| Outfielder /First baseman | |
| Born: (1995-07-13)July 13, 1995 (age 30) Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 25, 2017, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| MLB statistics (through 2025 season) | |
| Batting average | .272 |
| Hits | 1,102 |
| Home runs | 225 |
| Runs batted in | 695 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Cody James Bellinger (born July 13, 1995) is an American professional baseballoutfielder andfirst baseman who is a free agent. He has previously played inMajor League Baseball (MLB) for theLos Angeles Dodgers,Chicago Cubs, andNew York Yankees. He was selected by the Dodgers in the fourth round of the2013 MLB draft and debuted with them in 2017.
The son of MLB playerClay Bellinger, Bellinger helped his team reach the2007 Little League World Series at the age of 11. He played high school baseball forHamilton High School inChandler, Arizona. Bellinger spent two years in theRookie Leagues before joining theRancho Cucamonga Quakes in 2015, where he was a mid- and postseason all-star, and helped the team to aCalifornia League championship title. A hip injury delayed his rise through the Dodgers'farm system in 2016, but he was called up to the major leagues in April 2017 to bolster a struggling outfield.
Bellinger, setting a number of Dodgers single-seasonhome run records, participated in both the2017 MLB All-Star Game and in theHome Run Derby. He was named theNational League (NL)Rookie of the Year after the season. The following year, he was named the MVP of the2018 National League Championship Series following anextra innings walk-off single that helped take the Dodgers to the2018 World Series. He received the NLMVP,Silver Slugger, andGold Glove Awards in 2019, as well as his second All-Star selection. Bellinger won his firstWorld Series title with the Dodgers in2020 over theTampa Bay Rays. However, a number of injuries to his shoulder, calf, and rib cage caused 2021 to be a career-worst year for Bellinger in home runs andbatting average. After another down year in 2022, Bellinger was non-tendered by the Dodgers and eventually signed with the Cubs following the offseason. He wonNL Comeback Player of the Year in his first season with Chicago before being traded to the Yankees following his second season with the Cubs in 2024.
Cody James Bellinger was born on July 13, 1995, inScottsdale, Arizona,[1] toClay and Jennifer Bellinger.[2] His mother works forSotheby's International Realty,[3] while his father played for theNew York Yankees andAnaheim Angels ofMajor League Baseball (MLB) from 1999 to 2002, winning twoWorld Series in that span.[4] Clay Bellinger also coached theChandler, Arizona National Little League team, for whom his son played when they went to the2007 Little League World Series (LLWS). Cody was only 11 years old at the time, one year younger than most of his LLWS teammates, but he helped to clinch a berth in the series with a four-runs batted in (RBI) performance in the Little League West Regional. Chandler advanced to the LLWS inWilliamsport, Pennsylvania, but was eliminated in the semifinals by teams fromLubbock, Texas andWarner Robins, Georgia.[5]
A few years later, Bellinger became a standout baseball player forHamilton High School in Chandler. He was voted team MVP as both ajunior and as asenior, andhit .429 in his senior season.[6] Althoughscouts from the Yankees invited Bellinger to a pre-draft practice, most baseball teams were uninterested in using a high draft pick on Bellinger, who stood 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) but weighed only 170 pounds (77 kg) in his final year of high school, and who hit only one home run that season.[7]
TheLos Angeles Dodgers selected Bellinger in the fourth round, 124th overall, of the2013 MLB Draft. At the time, he had committed to playcollege baseball for theOregon Ducks.[8] Bellinger chose to forego his commitment to Oregon to sign with the Dodgers for asigning bonus of $700,000, approximately $300,000 more than what was recommended for a fourth-round draft pick.[9][10] He spent the season with theRookie LeagueAZL Dodgers, batting .210 in 162 at-bats, with one home run, 30 RBIs, and 25 runs scored.[11] He showed some difficulties with plate discipline, striking out 46 times in 47 games, but showed potential by drawing 31 walks and recording 16 extra-base hits.[12] He continued in Rookie ball the following season with theOgden Raptors, batting .328 with 34 RBIs in 46Pioneer League games.[13]
Assigned to theClass A-AdvancedRancho Cucamonga Quakes, the 2015 season was Bellinger's first full year in theminor leagues.[14] His prospect performance started to gain attention when, by June 11, he was fifth in theCalifornia League with 12 home runs, and was at least three years younger than every other top-five hitter. Although his .557slugging percentage was comparatively low, this was due in part to the shape of theRancho Cucamonga Epicenter, which limited home runs.[15] After making an appearance at the midseason California League All-Star Game,[16] Bellinger was also the selecteddesignated hitter for the California League postseason All-Star team.[17] Following the regular minor league season, he helped the Quakes to a Cal League championship title, registering three extra-base hits, including the game-winning home run, to complete their sweep of theSan Jose Giants.[18] For his performance, Bellinger was named the California League Championship SeriesMVP.[19] He batted .264 for the Quakes, recording 30 home runs, 103 RBIs, and 97 runs in 478 at bats.[11]
After a strongspring training performance in which he batted .393 in 18 games, Bellinger opened the 2016 season with theDouble-ATulsa Drillers of theTexas League.[20] He missed the first part of the Double-A season with a strained hip, and upon returning from thedisabled list in May, Bellinger struggled to make contact, batting .150 through his first 50 at-bats. His drought snapped on May 16, with a walk-off grand slam against theArkansas Travelers.[21] He spent the bulk of the season in Tulsa, batting .263 with 23 home runs and 65 RBIs in 114 games, but was promoted to theTriple-AOklahoma City Dodgers on September 3, in advance of thePacific Coast League playoffs.[22] He played in only three games for Oklahoma City that season, recording three home runs and six RBIs in the process.[11] Having missed a month of the season with his injured hip, Bellinger played for theGlendale Desert Dogs of theArizona Fall League, earning All-Fall League team honors.[23] In 20 games with Glendale, Bellinger hit .314 with three home runs, eight doubles, and 17 RBIs, and he was named a member of the AFL Top Prospects Team.[24]
During the 2016–17 MLB offseason, Bellinger and fellow Dodgers prospectJose De Leon received an invitation to the MLB/MLBPA Rookie Career Development Program inLeesburg, Virginia, where top prospects from each club spend four days learning about life in the major leagues.[25] He began the 2017 season with Oklahoma City, batting .343 with five home runs and 15 RBIs in the first 18 games of the year before receiving a call-up to Los Angeles.[26]
Faced with a struggling and injured outfield, the Dodgers called Bellinger up on April 25, 2017, giving him the start in left field and eighth position in thebatting order for that night's game against theSan Francisco Giants.[27] Bellinger scored his first major league hit that night, an infield ground ball towards third base. He was also the third Dodger since 1913 to beintentionally walked in his MLB debut, followingChico Fernández in 1956 andDick Nen in 1963.[28] Four days later, Bellinger hit the first and second home runs of his major league career in a game against thePhiladelphia Phillies, first in the seventh inning againstZach Eflin and again as the second of three consecutive home runs againstcloserHéctor Neris.[29][30] His first careergrand slam came the following week on May 6, helping take the Dodgers to a 10–2 victory over theSan Diego Padres and Bellinger to five home runs and 14 RBIs in his first 11 major league games.[31] With a total of nine home runs in May, Bellinger tiedJoc Pederson andJames Loney for the most home runs by a Dodgers rookie in one month of the season, and his total of 11 home runs in 32 games made him the fastest Dodgers rookie in history to reach that mark.[32]
A series of multi-home run games in June helped Bellinger set several team and MLB records. On June 13, Bellinger became the fastest player in MLB history to record four multi-home run games, doing so in 45 contests; the previous record was set byBob Horner with 63 games in 1978. He was also the first Dodger to have consecutive multi-home run games sinceAdrián Beltré in 2004, and was the third Dodgers rookie to record at least four multi-home run games in one season.[33] In the first inning of an outing against theNew York Mets on June 19, his 51st career MLB game, Bellinger tiedGary Sánchez andWally Berger as the fastest players to reach 20 home runs. In the next inning, he recorded an additional solo shot againstZack Wheeler to become the fastest player to 21 home runs.[34] The following day, a first-inning hit off ofRobert Gsellman helped Bellinger to become the first rookie in MLB history to record 10 home runs in a span of 10 games.[35] With his sixth two-home run game of the season on June 25, Bellinger passedMike Piazza's team rookie record for most multi-home run games in one season, and led the NL with 24 total home runs.[36] He capped off the first half of the season with his first appearances in both theMajor League Baseball All-Star Game and in theHome Run Derby.[37][38] At the latter, Bellinger hit 27 home runs across two rounds, defeatingCharlie Blackmon before falling toAaron Judge of the Yankees in the semifinals.[39]
While facing theMiami Marlins on July 15, Bellinger became the first Dodgers rookie in history tohit for the cycle, going 4-for-5 with a home run, three RBIs, and two runs.[40] With his 35th home run of the year on September 2, Bellinger tied Mike Piazza's Dodgers rookie record;[41] he broke Piazza's record the following day with a ninth-inning shot off of Padres closerBrad Hand.[42] On September 22, Bellinger's 39th career home run both helped the Dodgers clinch theNL West title over the San Francisco Giants and broke Wally Berger andFrank Robinson's record for the mostNational League (NL) home runs made by a rookie.[43] Bellinger finished his rookie MLB season hitting .267 with 39 home runs, 97 RBIs, and 87runs scored in 480at bats and 132 games.[44]
Bellinger's first MLB postseason began with the2017 National League Division Series (NLDS) against theArizona Diamondbacks, where his fifth-inning solo home run in Game 3 made him the youngest Dodger to hit a postseason home run in franchise history.[45] His next postseason home run came againstJake Arrieta of theChicago Cubs in Game 4 of the2017 National League Championship Series (NLCS); in doing so, he became the youngest player to homer in a Championship Series game since the 20-year-oldMiguel Cabrera did so in Game 7 of the2003 NLCS.[46] Outside of home runs, however, Bellinger did not generate many hits: with threestrikeouts in Game 7 of the2017 World Series, Bellinger set the MLB record with 29 strikeouts in a single postseason run.[47] Despite the Dodgers falling to theHouston Astros in the World Series, Bellinger was the unanimous winner of the NLRookie of the Year Award.[48]
As he entered the2018 MLB season, Bellinger was unfazed by the concept of asophomore slump, in which an athlete's performance falters during their second professional season.[49] He hit the first home run of the season, a two-run shot off ofJosh Osich of the Giants to spur the Dodgers to a 9–0 victory and end Bellinger's opening 0-for-11 skid.[50] That home run was also the 40th of Bellinger's career. He accomplished the feat in 136 games, making him the third-fastest MLB player to reach 40 career home runs.[1] Bellinger was unable to sustain his rookie momentum through the start of June, however, when managerDave Roberts benched him on June 3, there were questions that Bellinger would beoptioned back to the minors. Bellinger, meanwhile, used the benching to make a small adjustment to his stance in the batter's box, and he proceeded to record six hits in his next 13 at-bats, including home runs in four consecutive games.[51] He played in all 162 regular-season games that year, batting .260 with 25 home runs and 76 RBIs in 557 at bats.[44]
Bellinger helped the Dodgers to capture the NL West title with the go-ahead two-run home run in a tiebreaker game against theColorado Rockies on October 1.[52] Once the Dodgers reached the 2018 postseason, however, he began to slump, not recording a hit in the four-gameNLDS against theAtlanta Braves.[53][54] Although he did not hit often during theNLCS against theMilwaukee Brewers, the hits that Bellinger did have were impactful: his 10th-inning jumping catch in Game 4 kept the Dodgers alive, while a 13th-inning single in led the Dodgers towards a walk-off win. After hitting the go-ahead home run in Game 7 that clinched the National League pennant for the Dodgers, Bellinger was named theNLCS MVP for the 2018 season.[55] Despite receiving his NLCS honor, Bellinger started only two games in the2018 World Series, with manager Dave Roberts preferring toplatoon almost every position. He successfully reached base only once in the five-game series, on a single, and was latercaught stealing.[56] The Dodgers lost the World Series to theBoston Red Sox in five games,[57] and Bellinger was benched in the elimination game, giving the right-handedEnrique Hernández the start against left-handed Boston pitcherDavid Price.[56][58]
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Bellinger started the 2019 season on a hot streak, leading MLB in runs, hits, batting average, and slugging percentage by the end of April. His 13th home run of the season came on April 27, breakingMatt Kemp's record for the most single-season home runs of any Dodger through the end of April. The home run also lifted Bellinger to 88total bases by the end of April, three more thanChase Utley's 2008 record and the most of any batter in thelive-ball era.[59] His 97 total bases, 37 RBIs, and 47 hits before May 1 were all MLB records, while his 32 runs scored and 14 home runs tied existing records.[60] Batting .431 in 132 plate appearances, Bellinger received his firstPlayer of the Month honors for April 2019.[61]
By the All-Star break, Bellinger andChristian Yelich of the Milwaukee Brewers were the frontrunners for the NLMVP Award.[62] Bellinger led with 72 runs, 73 RBIs, a .334 average, and a .431on-base percentage, while his 31 home runs, .687 slugging percentage, and 1.118on-base plus slugging (OPS) were all slightly behind Yelich. Bellinger also led MLB with 6.7Wins Above Replacement.[63] Bellinger received both his second All-Star game nod and his first All-Star start in 2019, opening the game in the NL outfield with Yelich and withRonald Acuña Jr. of the Atlanta Braves.[64] He also received an invitation to that year's Home Run Derby, but turned it down in order to have a day off from baseball before the All-Star game.[65]
During a particularly frustratingFreeway Series game on July 24, Bellinger received his first MLB game ejection after arguing with home plate umpireDan Iassogna over balls and strikes. Bellinger justified his decision by saying, "I'm trying to do the best I can to get on base, and it's hard to hit like that."[66] On August 2, Bellinger hit his 100th career home run off ofEric Lauer of the San Diego Padres; he did so in only his 401st game, breaking Mike Piazza's Dodgers record of 422 games to 100 home runs.[67] Two weeks later, Bellinger became both the first MLB player of the 2019 season and the youngest Dodger in franchise history to record his 40th home run of the year.[68] Outside of these records, Bellinger's production began to slow after the All-Star break; he batted just .256 in the second half of the season, with a .906 OPS and only 13 home runs in the final 51 games of the year.[69] Part of this was due to conversations with Dodgers staff about ignoring the MVP race in favor of staying calm and building to the postseason. Additionally, pitchers began avoiding throwingstrikes to Bellinger where possible; he had 86 walks by September 5, a league-leading 19 of which wereintentional.[70] During that year'sNLDS, theWashington Nationals bullpen capitalized on areas where Bellinger was comparatively weaker: he faced predominantly left-handed pitchers, who avoided throwing middle-of-the-road fastballs in favor of low and outside pitches that would let Bellinger either swing and miss,foul out, or take awalk.[71]
Bellinger finished the 2019 season with career highs in batting average (.305), home runs (47), and RBIs (115).[44] He also received a trifecta of MLB awards, taking home the MVP award, the NLGold Glove Award, and the NLSilver Slugger Award. He was the first Dodger in club history to take home all three honors in the same season.[72] He also received twoFielding Bible Awards for his performance both in right field and as a multi-positional player in right field, center field, and at first base. With these titles, he became the first Dodgers outfielder to win any Fielding Bible Award and the first MLB player to pick up two in the same season.[73] Bellinger rounded out the 2019 awards season with a selection to the inauguralAll-MLB First Team, joining Yelich andMike Trout in the outfield.[74]
During the 2019–20 MLB offseason, Bellinger signed an $11.5 million contract with the Dodgers for the 2020 season, breakingKris Bryant's record for the largest single-season contract for a player in his first year eligible forarbitration.[75] When MLB announced the indefinite suspension of the2020 season due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, Bellinger went back to Arizona and focused on tweaking his swing in a "stress-free environment."[76] When the pandemic-shortened season began, Bellinger had a slow start, going 5-for-36 in his first eight games. Unlike in previous years, Bellinger was making weak contact with pitches, leading to a large number of groundouts.[77] His numbers for the whole season saw a drop-off from the previous year: in 56 games of the shortened season, Bellinger hit only .239, with a .789 OPS and only 12 home runs.[69] The 2020 season proved to be a struggle for many of MLB's top hitters: five of the 15 batters who showed the largest drop in slugging percentage were previous MVP winners or finalists, including Bellinger. Bellinger's drops in batting average and slugging percentage, the latter of which fell from .670 in 2019 to .354 in 2020, were explained by his constant experimentation with his swing, which prevented him from locking into pitches the way he had the season prior.[78] Bellinger was once again a finalist for a Gold Glove Award in the outfield, but the award ultimately went toTrent Grisham of the San Diego Padres.[79]
The Dodgers were the first team to clinch a playoff berth in the 2020 season, developing a commanding lead over the NL West by September 16.[80] They finished at the top of their division and went on to sweep the Brewers at the2020 National League Wild Card Series.[81] From there, the Dodgers faced the Padres in the2020 NLDS, where Bellinger's defensive play in Game 2 allowed Los Angeles to hang onto their 4–3 lead and take the game. In the seventh inning, with Grisham on second base, Bellinger made a jumping catch to robFernando Tatis Jr. of a two-run home run.[82] The2020 NLCS started with the Dodgers down 3–1 in four games, but they were able to mount a comeback and push the series to seven games. Bellinger scored the go-ahead home run in that final game, clinching the Dodgers' place in the2020 World Series.[83] There, the Dodgers defeated theTampa Bay Rays in six games for Bellinger's first World Series championship and the Dodgers' first since 1988.[84] Despite injuring his shoulder during the NLCS, Bellinger continued to play in the World Series, and he celebrated his Game 1 home run by foot-tapping his teammates rather than high-fiving them.[85] After the season, Bellinger signed a one-year, $16.1 million contract with the Dodgers for the 2021 season.[86]
Bellinger, who had repeatedly injured his right shoulder by diving for ground balls throughout his professional baseball career, underwent surgery on his affected arm in November 2020. He revealed later that while celebrating his NLCS-winning home run that October, he had dislocated his shoulder by connecting too strongly with teammateEnrique Hernández' arm.[87] Bellinger's recovery from thearthroscopicglenoid labrum surgery progressed ahead of schedule, and he was able to join the Dodgers for spring training in 2021.[88] He suffered another serious injury on April 6 after colliding withOakland Athletics pitcherReymin Guduan.[89] Bellinger was initially placed on the 10-day injured list before medical scans revealed that he had suffered ahairline fracture in his leftfibula.[90] He returned on May 29, going 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in an 11–6 loss to the Giants, but a sixth-inning walk allowed Bellinger to extend his on-base streak to 20 games.[91]
Bellinger's return from injury was marked by a career-worst offensive performance. In his first 11 games back, he struck out 14 times while recording only one extra-base hit.[92] While his defense remained sharp in center field, by July 23, Bellinger was batting under .200 both at home and on the road.[93] He admitted in August that his poor batting was due to lingering pain and weakness from both the shoulder and leg injuries, and Bellinger's batting grew stronger as he continued to exercise the affected areas.[94] At the end of the month, Roberts decided to relegate Bellinger to aplatoon role in the outfield, startingA. J. Pollock,Mookie Betts, orChris Taylor against left-handed pitchers.[95] Injuries to Pollock and Taylor, however, forced the Dodgers to renege on that platoon system shortly after its introduction.[96] Bellinger suffered his third major injury of the season in September, when a collision with teammateGavin Lux resulted in a fractured rib. By the time of the collision, Bellinger had already missed 46 games that season with his fractured fibula, and an additional seven with hamstring tightness.[97] Bellinger finished the regular season batting a career-low .165, with ten home runs and 36 RBIs in 315 at bats.[44]
In theWild Card Game against theSt. Louis Cardinals, he reached base three times and stole twice.[98] In Game 2 of theNLDS match against division rivals theSan Francisco Giants, Bellinger's two-RBI double provided the go-ahead runs for an ultimate 9–2 rout of San Francisco.[99] Bellinger's game-winning RBI single in Game 5 of the NLDS not only helped the Dodgers to defeat the Giants and advance to the NLCS, but it helped him tieManny Ramirez andGene Tenace's record of three career go-ahead hits in winner-take-all games.[100] In Game 3 of theNLCS, the Dodgers were down 5–2 against theAtlanta Braves when Bellinger hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning. After Bellinger tied the game and cleared the bases, a single and stolen base fromChris Taylor, followed by an RBI double fromMookie Betts, helped the Dodgers win the game 6–5. The home run pitch fromLuke Jackson, a 96 mph (154 km/h)fastball, crossed the plate while 4.12 feet (1.26 m) above the ground, making it very difficult to hit. It was Bellinger's first home run of the season that had been thrown outside thestrike zone. Dave Roberts told reporters after the game that "it's just hard to imagine a bigger hit."[101] Although the Dodgers went on to lose to the Braves in six games,[102] Bellinger recorded 12 hits and seven RBIs in 34 postseason at bats.[44]
On December 23, Bellinger signed a $17 million contract with the Dodgers, avoiding salary arbitration.[103] In 2022, Bellinger had the lowest on-base percentage of all qualified hitters in the majors at .265, he also had a .210 batting average with 19 home runs and 68 RBIs[104] and struck out 150 times in 504 at-bats.[105] After the season, the Dodgers non-tendered him, making him a free agent.[106]
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On December 14, 2022, Bellinger signed a one-year contract with a mutual option for 2024 with theChicago Cubs.[107] Bellinger was named the National League Player of the Month for July 2023. He had eight home runs, 24 RBIs, and a .400 batting average over that span.[108] For the season, he had a .307 batting average and hit 26 home runs while driving in 97 RBI.[44]
On November 3, 2023, Bellinger declined his mutual option and became a free agent.[109] On February 27, 2024, he re-signed with the Cubs on a three-year, $80 million contract containing opt-out clauses after each of the first two seasons.[110] Bellinger finished the 2024 season with a .266 average, 18 home runs, and 78 RBIs, and exercised the option on his contract for the 2025 season.[111]
On December 17, 2024, the Cubs traded Bellinger with $5 million in cash considerations to theNew York Yankees in exchange forCody Poteet.[112] On May 4, 2025, Bellinger hit a two-run homer offTaj Bradley of theTampa Bay Rays, his 200th career home run.[113] On June 10, Bellinger recorded his 1,000th career hit when he hit an RBI single to right-center field off of pitcherTaylor Clarke in the sixth inning.[114] On July 11, Bellinger hit 3 home runs against the Chicago Cubs as the Yankees won 11–0. It was Bellinger's first career three-homer game.[115] On September 2, Bellinger was named theAmerican League Player of the Week for the 23rd week of the season after going 12-for-27 (.444) and slugging 1.278 with two home runs and eight RBI in that period, including three doubles and two home runs. It was his first AL POTW honor and his first POTW honor since 2022.[116] Bellinger finished the 2025 season with a .272 average, 29 home runs, and 98 RBI, and opted out of his contract for the 2026 season, making him a free agent.[117]
Bellinger, originally much weaker while batting than fielding, became apower hitter after making a change to his batting stance during the 2014–15 offseason. Working withShawn Wooten andDamon Mashore, Bellinger incorporated a small hand and wrist movement into his "load phase," which prepared him to make strong contact with the ball.[118] In response to concerns that he was "standing too tall and straight-legged" in the batter's box during the 2018 season, making it difficult to build momentum,[119] Bellinger made a number of other changes during the 2018–19 offseason, including adopting a more relaxed position at the plate and aiming to hit underbreaking balls rather than over.[120] These changes, coupled with showing greater discretion in choosing when to swing, helped Bellinger make contact more frequently and with greater power during his MVP season.[121]
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| Award | Season(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| MLB | ||
| World Series champion | 2020 | [84] |
| NLAll-Star | 2019,2017 | [37][64] |
| All-MLB First Team | 2019 | [74] |
| NLMost Valuable Player | 2019 | [72] |
| NLSilver Slugger Award | 2019 | [72] |
| NLGold Glove Award | 2019 | [72] |
| Fielding Bible Award | 2019(x2) | [73] |
| NLCS Most Valuable Player | 2018 | [55] |
| NLRookie of the Year | 2017 | [48] |
| MLBPlayers Choice NL Outstanding Rookie | 2017 | [122] |
| Baseball America Major League All-Rookie Team | 2017 | [123] |
| Home Run Derby participant | 2017 | [38] |
| MiLB | ||
| Arizona Fall League Top Prospects Team | 2016 | [24] |
| All-Arizona Fall League Team | 2016 | [23] |
| Baseball AmericaDouble-A All-Star | 2016 | [1] |
| California League Championship Series Most Valuable Player | 2015 | [19] |
| California League Post-Season All-Star | 2015 | [17] |
| California League Mid-Season All-Star | 2015 | [16] |
Bellinger has one brother, Cole, who is four years his junior. A standoutpitcher for Hamilton High School, Cole was selected by the San Diego Padres in the 15th round of the2017 MLB Draft.[124] Cole played for two seasons in the Padres farm system before retiring from baseball in 2021.[125]
Bellinger has two daughters with wifeChase Carter, born November 2021 and April 2023.[126][127][128]
A character inspired by Bellinger makes acameo appearance in the video gameAssassin's Creed Valhalla. The player character must defeatViking Otta Sluggasson, who wields a tree trunk like a baseball bat, during one story section.[129] Bellinger, an avid gamer, recorded his movements usingmotion capture technology, with his own baseball bat serving as Sluggasson's weapon.[130]
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Hitting for the cycle July 15, 2017 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | National League Player of the Month April 2019 July 2023 | Succeeded by |
