IN THE SWING
WITH AN ADJUSTMENT TO HIS SWING, CODY BELLINGER IS POSTING A SEASON THAT WOULD MAKE BABE RUTH PROUD
BY CHRIS STEVENS
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Earlier this season, Bellinger – in right field – threw to Dodgers first baseman Max Muncy to get Stephen Strasburg out at first base.
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When most baseball fans think of a ive-tool star player who suits up for his team in Southern California, the name Mike Trout probably comes to mind.
And while that certainly is understandable, considering Trout is a once-in-a-generation talent, he’s not the only player making headlines in the shadow of Hollywood Hills. he Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger is doing plenty of that himself this season. So much so that entering June there was not only talk of an MVP season, but a potential Triple Crown, too, something that has happened just once in 52 years (Miguel Cabrera in 2012) and not in the National League since Joe “Ducky” Medwick did it way back in 1937. Bellinger led the NL in RBI and batting average as the calendar lipped from May to June, and was just one home run of the lead.