Cody Bellinger Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 4" / 203 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 7/13/1995 (28)
- Experience
- 7
- College
- None
Cody Bellinger Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Cody Bellinger News
Chicago Cubs outfielder Cody Bellinger exited Tuesday's game versus the Houston Astros with an apparent injury after crashing into the wall in center field. Bellinger hit the wall hard tracking down a Yainer Diaz double in the fourth inning, and the center fielder was later seen holding his right side in the dugout. Bellinger remained in the game all the way up until the seventh frame before he was removed for Alexander Canario, so his departure could very well be a precautionary measure. The Cubs should provide a clearer picture on the 28-year-old All-Star slugger's health following the contest, and he should be deemed day-to-day ahead of the second game of the series on Wednesday. After clubbing a two-run home run on Tuesday, Bellinger is up to a .226/.320/.440 triple-slash line with five homers, 17 RBI, and 10 runs scored in 84 at-bats (22 games).
Chicago Cubs outfielder Cody Bellinger went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and two RBI in Tuesday's victory against the Colorado Rockies. Bellinger blasted his first homer of the year off Anthony Molina in the bottom of the seventh and it was a no doubter. The slugger had a strong 2023 in a prove it year for the Cubs and there is no reason that managers shouldn't expect him to put up similar numbers in 2024 as he remains in the heart of the lineup for the Cubs. Bellinger will look to keep it cooking versus Cal Quantrill in Wednesday's series finale.
Chicago Cubs outfielder Cody Bellinger is scheduled to make his Cactus League debut on Wednesday and serve as the designated hitter. He will likely make his first spring start in the outfield on either Friday or Saturday. Bellinger didn't re-sign with the Cubs until recently, so he's behind in spring training and will start ramping up in games this week. It sill gives the 28-year-old former National League MVP several weeks to get ready for Opening Day, but don't be surprised if he gets out of the gates slow this year as a result. While he can also fill in at first base, most of his playing time will come as Chicago's starting center fielder. RotoBaller has Bellinger ranked as the No. 15 fantasy outfielder after a big bounce-back season in 2023 in which he hit .356 with 26 homers, 97 RBI and 20 steals in 130 games for the Cubbies. He cut his strikeout rate down, which was nice, but a career-high .319 BABIP could be a sign of regression in the average department in 2024.
Batting Order
1 | Nico Hoerner |
2 | Ian Happ |
3 | Cody Bellinger |
4 | Michael Busch |
5 | Christopher Morel |
6 | Dansby Swanson |
7 | Mike Tauchman |
8 | Matt Mervis |
9 | Miguel Amaya |
Cody Bellinger Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Nico Hoerner |
2 | Ian Happ |
3 | Cody Bellinger |
4 | Michael Busch |
5 | Christopher Morel |
6 | Dansby Swanson |
7 | Mike Tauchman |
8 | Matt Mervis |
9 | Miguel Amaya |
Chicago Cubs outfielder/first baseman Cody Bellinger appeared to be falling off a cliff after the Los Angeles Dodgers didn't even extend a qualifying offer to him in 2023's offseason. Following his 2019 NL MVP campaign, Bellinger's bat took a turn for the worse as he dropped off into more of a defensive specialist, barely cracking the Mendoza line on a ghastly .203/.272/.376 triple-slash line over 1,143 plate appearances encompassing 295 games from 2020 to 2022. But Bellinger looked entirely rejuvenated after landing a one-year prove-it deal with the Chicago Cubs in 2023, playing at a high level in the first quarter of play before fully recapturing his MVP form. In 78 outings over 303 at-bats from July 4 onward, Bellinger settled in as Chicago's everyday cleanup hitter and slashed a sensational .327/.372/.571 with 19 home runs, 17 doubles, 73 RBI, and 10 stolen bases shortly after coming off the injured list with a left knee contusion. The 28-year-old southpaw also acted as one of the top situational hitters in baseball, putting up an MLB-high 12 sacrifice flies. Bellinger's free agency surprisingly extended into spring training, but his MVP-caliber season netted him a three-year, $80 million contract on Feb. 25 to stick around in the Windy City. Though his Silver Slugger campaign and strong defense instills confidence that Bellinger is back among the majors' marquee names, his inflated 2024 draft cost doesn't come without red flags. After striking out as much as anyone in the prior two years, Bellinger shored up on the lack of discipline for a strong 15.6% strikeout rate but didn't hit the ball hard with regularity (31.4%). On top of that, Belli registered one of Statcast's largest discrepancies in batting average (.307) and expected BA (.268), slugging (.525) and xSLG (.434), plus weighted on-base average (.370) and xwOBA (.327). Shaping up as fantasy's batter version of Blake Snell, Bellinger carries plenty of risk as a top-50 fantasy pick with a top-10 ceiling that aids in all five categories and a floor where he hurts the BA area.