Cody Bellinger facts for kids
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's Major League career started in 2017 against the San Francisco Giants. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 2013 MLB draft. He then went on to win the Rookie Of The Year award after hitting 39 home runs (Breaking the rookie record for most home runs in a single season) with a .267 batting average. He then went on to become a reserve for the 2017 All Star Game. He then went to participate in the 2017 Home Run Derby to only fall to Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees.The ROTY (Rookie of the Year) is awarded to the best rookies in both the National League and American League. After his monstrous start to his career, Cody Bellinger only hit .260 with only 25 home runs in 2018. Then, in his most impressive season, Cody 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, him and The Dodgers went on to win 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 (25 years old as of Friday, Jan 15, 2021) 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.
| Year | Team | League | Games | Batting Average | Homeruns | Plate Appearances | Hits | Runs | RBI | Strikeouts | OBP | Awards |
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| 2017 | LAD | National | 132 | .267 BA | 39 Homeruns | 548 Plate Appearances | 128 | 87 | 97 | 146 Strikeouts | .352 | ROTY; ASG |
| 2018 | LAD | National | 162 | .260 BA | 25 Homeruns | 632 Plate Appearances | 145 | 84 | 76 | 151 Strikeouts | .343 | |
| 2019 | LAD | National | 156 | .305 BA | 27 Homeruns | 661 Plate Appearances | 170 | 121 | 115 | 108 Strikeouts | .406 | ASG; MVP; GG; SS |
| 2020 | LAD | National | 56* | .239 BA* | 12 Homeruns* | 243 Plate Appearances* | 51* | 33* | 30* | 42* Strikeouts | .333* | |
| Career | N/A | N/A | 506 | .273 Career BA | 123 Career HR | 2084 Career PA | 494 Career Hits | 325 Career Runs | 318 Career RBI | 447 Career Strikeouts | .364 Career OBP | ROTY; 2x ASG; 1x MVP; 1x GG; 1x SS |
| Bold = League Leading Italics = led all Major Leagues (National and American) | ||||||||||||
Images for kids
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Bellinger hitting with the 2017 Los Angeles Dodgers
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Bellinger (left) with his father, Clay, in 2019
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Bellinger as a member of the Tulsa Drillers
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