{"id":25660,"date":"2025-02-13T03:54:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T03:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25660"},"modified":"2025-02-13T03:54:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T03:54:00","slug":"news-cody-bellinger-takes-batting-practice-at-the-spring-training-complex-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25660","title":{"rendered":"NEWS: Cody Bellinger takes batting practice at the Spring Training complex for the first time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>C<strong>ody Bellinger<\/strong>\u00a0finally made his debut with the Bronx Bombers, nearly two months after the\u00a0<strong>Yankees<\/strong>\u00a0and Cubs announced one of the most notable trades of the MLB offseason, when the former National League MVP was traded from Chicago to New York.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-ac1c5ade7403c473 block parragraph\">\n<p class=\"jsx-f8fbb732c92ecf3d \"><strong>Bellinger<\/strong>, who will be stepping in for Juan Soto in the\u00a0<strong>Yankees<\/strong>\u00a0lineup, took his first batting practice session on the opening day of spring training in Tampa, Florida. 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He posted an impressive .307\/.356\/.525 slash line with 26 home runs and 20 stolen bases in 130 games, earning him the National League Comeback Player of the Year award in 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ac1c5ade7403c473 block parragraph\">\n<p class=\"jsx-f8fbb732c92ecf3d \">In the last two seasons,\u00a0<strong>Cody Bellinger<\/strong>\u00a0seems to have transformed into a hitter more focused on contact rather than being the power threat he was at the start of his career.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ac1c5ade7403c473 block parragraph\">\n<p class=\"jsx-f8fbb732c92ecf3d \">With the\u00a0<strong>Yankees<\/strong>, he will aim to regain that All-Star and MVP caliber he held in his early years with the Los Angeles Dodgers. 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