{"id":41739,"date":"2025-04-17T08:11:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T08:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=41739"},"modified":"2025-04-17T08:11:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T08:11:36","slug":"cody-bellinger-makes-sweet-diving-catch-to-end-yankees-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=41739","title":{"rendered":"Cody Bellinger makes sweet diving catch to end Yankees\u2019 win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cody Bellinger made a nice diving catch to seal the New York Yankees\u2019 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, N.Y., on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>MJ Melendez was batting for the Royals against Fernando Cruz with two outs and a runner on second base in the top of the ninth inning. Melendez had a 2-1 count and belted a line drive to right field. Bellinger ran to his left and made a nice diving catch to end the game.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-secondary-background-color has-background has-light-background has-xl-content-width has-sm-padding-top has-sm-padding-bottom has-lg-margin-top has-lg-margin-bottom\" data-content-name=\"mai-ad-in-single-content\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=LBSports&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1912681304467857660&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Flarrybrownsports.com%2Fbaseball%2Fcody-bellinger-diving-catch-end-yankees-win%2F692705&amp;sessionId=391729d46e916af413fdae550d7a7a3fde30b2ed&amp;siteScreenName=larrybrownsport&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1912681304467857660\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\" data-content-name=\"Post Featured Image\" data-track-content=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cody-bellinger-catch.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cody-bellinger-catch-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cody-bellinger-catch-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cody-bellinger-catch-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cody-bellinger-catch-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cody-bellinger-catch-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cody-bellinger-catch-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cody-bellinger-catch.jpg 1600w\" alt=\"Cody Bellinger dives for a ball\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>That catch helped seal the sweep for the Yankees.<\/p>\n<p>Bellinger was a Gold Glove winner in 2019 with the Los Angeles Dodgers. His Yankees teammates think that sort of catch proves why he won a Gold Glove and may be in line to win one this year too.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-secondary-background-color has-background has-light-background has-xl-content-width has-sm-padding-top has-sm-padding-bottom has-lg-margin-top has-lg-margin-bottom\" data-content-name=\"mai-ad-in-single-content\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<article class=\"entry entry-single no-entry-link type-post category-baseball category-cody-bellinger tag-cody-bellinger tag-web-gems\" aria-label=\"Cody Bellinger makes sweet diving catch to end Yankees\u2019 win\">\n<div class=\"entry-wrap entry-wrap-single\">\n<div class=\"entry-content entry-content-single\">\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a reason why he\u2019s got gold on his glove. Very few people make that catch, especially in a big moment like that,\u201d Aaron Judge\u00a0said\u00a0of Bellinger after the game.<\/p>\n<p>Bellinger has played all over the outfield for the Yankees this season and has mostly played in left and center field. 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