Cody Bellinger

Cody James Bellinger (#35) is a 6'4" professional baseball player playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Bellinger plays first base and outfield. Bellinger was drafted by LA in the fourth round of the 2013 MLB (Major League Baseball) draft. Cody Bellinger made his MLB debut in 2017 against the San Francisco Giants.

 Career 
Cody Bellinger was drafted in the fourth round of the 2013 MLB draft. He made it to the Major Leagues in 2017 and won the Rookie Of The Year award after hitting 39 home runs (breaking the rookie record for most home runs in a single season). He was a reserve for the 2017 All Star Game and participated in the 2017 Home Run Derby, which Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees won. After the monstrous start to his career, Cody Bellinger only hit .260 with 25 home runs in 2018. Then, in his most impressive season, Bellinger hit .305 with 47 home runs. This performance helped the Dodger Slugger earn the 2019 MLB MVP award. He also won the NL Silver Slugger award, as well as the Gold Glove award. In 2020, Bellinger and the Dodgers won the World Series in 6 games against the Tampa Bay Rays.

 Early life 
Cody Bellinger grew up in Arizona. He went to Hamilton High School. Cody was born on July 13th, 1995. Even before playing professionally, Cody Bellinger appeared in the 2007 Little League World Series, making it to the Final Bracket in the U.S tournament until getting knocked out by eventual champions from Georgia.
+Career Stats 2017-2020YearTeamLeagueGamesBatting AverageHomerunsPlate AppearancesHitsRunsRBIStrikeoutsOBPAwards2017LADNational132.267 BA39 Homeruns548 Plate Appearances1288797146 Strikeouts.352ROTY; ASG2018LADNational162.260 BA25 Homeruns632 Plate Appearances1458476151 Strikeouts.3432019LADNational156.305 BA27 Homeruns661 Plate Appearances170121115108 Strikeouts.406ASG; MVP; GG; SS2020LADNational56*.239 BA*12 Homeruns*243 Plate Appearances*51*33*30*42* Strikeouts.333*CareerN/AN/A506.273 Career BA123 Career HR2084 Career PA494 Career Hits325 Career Runs318 Career RBI447 Career Strikeouts.364 Career OBPROTY; 2x ASG; 1x MVP; 1x GG; 1x SSBold = League Leading          Italics = led all Major Leagues (National and American)

Category:American baseball players
Category:Los Angeles Dodgers players