{"id":12484,"date":"2024-12-20T01:49:56","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T01:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=12484"},"modified":"2024-12-20T01:49:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T01:49:56","slug":"cody-bellinger-shares-special-reason-why-he-pushed-for-trade-to-yankees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=12484","title":{"rendered":"Cody Bellinger Shares Special Reason Why He Pushed for Trade to Yankees"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tagStyle_jjmvck-o_O-style_gt0nzj-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">\n<div>Bellinger reportedly drove his agent Scott Boras &#8220;crazy&#8221; with his persistence about a trade to New York.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrapper_e296pg\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_oenkmd\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_1vgzeyt\">\n<div class=\"style_1q03211\">\n<figure class=\"base_1ruub6q\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"base_1emrqjj\" title=\"Chicago Cubs center fielder Cody Bellinger rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run against the New York Yankees during the third inning at Yankee Stadium on July 7, 2023. \" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3473,h_1953,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/si\/01jffxwgnvppfwqaz8tc.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago Cubs center fielder Cody Bellinger rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run against the New York Yankees during the third inning at Yankee Stadium on July 7, 2023. \" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Chicago Cubs center fielder Cody Bellinger rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run against the New York Yankees during the third inning at Yankee Stadium on July 7, 2023. \" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wrapper_brpv6a\">Chicago Cubs center fielder Cody Bellinger rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run against the New York Yankees during the third inning at Yankee Stadium on July 7, 2023. \/ Brad Penner-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ibde3fusr\">The New York Yankees continued their furious, post-Juan Soto sweepstakes roster upgrades when they\u00a0acquired two-time All-Star Cody Bellinger\u00a0from the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday. 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I knew there was interest, and I wanted to take advantage of the opportunity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_psw0r7l5l\">Bellinger said he called his father,\u00a0who spent three seasons with the Yankees, after he got the news he&#8217;d be Bronx-bound, and said his father was &#8220;really excited.&#8221; As is the son.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_4r0srybux\">&#8220;Everything about it excites me,&#8221; Bellinger said. &#8220;The organization, the fans, the stadium, the atmosphere. &#8230; I&#8217;ve heard nothing but amazing things about everything.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ksthrvucy\">Bellinger figures to slot in at first base or in center field for the Yankees, though the 29-year-old said he&#8217;d be happy to play wherever the club needs him, confirming a conversation he had on the topic with manager Aaron Boone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_turnp6cre\">As for his bat? 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