Bellinger isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Boston.
Bellinger will take a day to regroup Saturday after going 0-for-8 over his last two contests. Jasson Dominguez will start in left field instead and bat seventh.
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Swipes two bags in loss
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Bellinger went 2-for-3 with a walk, three runs and two stolen bases in a loss to the Red Sox on Saturday.
Bellinger made things happen when he got on base, notching his first multi-steal performance of the campaign. The veteran outfielder is enjoying a strong start to June, reaching base in all six of his games so far and slashing .350/.435/.600 with a home run, three RBI, five runs and three thefts during that stretch. Bellinger had a slow start to the campaign but has since pushed his OPS up to .793, which would be his second-highest mark since his NL MVP campaign with the Dodgers in 2019.
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Plates three Thursday
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Bellinger went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and an RBI single during Thursday's 4-0 win over Cleveland.
His fourth-inning homer off Slade Cecconi was his ninth of 2025, driving in Aaron Judge to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead. Bellinger provided an insurance run in the seventh by driving in Trent Grisham on a single. In his last 11 games, Bellinger has gone 10-for-39 (.256) with six RBI and five runs scored.
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Getting Sunday night off
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Bellinger is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
Bellinger had started in each of the Yankees' last seven games, but he went just 6-for-27 (.222 average) during that stretch and now finds himself on the bench Sunday. With Bellinger sitting, the Yankees will roll out a starting outfield of Jasson Dominguez, Trent Grisham and Aaron Judge from left to right.
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Smacks three hits Saturday
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Bellinger went 3-for-6 with a sac fly, a triple, a double and a run scored in Saturday's 13-1 win over the Rockies.
Bellinger joined Paul Goldschmidt, Anthony Volpe and DJ LeMahieu as the four Yankee hitters to log three hits in Saturday's blowout. Bellinger gave the Yankees a three-run lead in the fifth inning on a sacrifice fly to left field, and he came around to score in the eighth on an RBI double by Volpe. Seven of Bellinger's 11 multi-hit games have come since the beginning of May, and over that span he has slashed .351/.402/.649 with one steal, five home runs and 14 RBI in 82 plate appearances.
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Getting rest Friday
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Bellinger isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the Rockies.
An 0-for-4 performance Thursday put an end to Bellinger's 15-game hitting streak, and he'll now get a chance to catch his breath while Jasson Dominguez starts in left field Friday against Rockies starter Tanner Gordon.
Bellinger went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 4-3 win over Texas.
Bellinger began a late Yankees comeback with a solo blast to right-center field in the seventh inning. The veteran slugger went 0-for-4 in his first game in May but has collected at least one knock in each contest since then, stringing together a 15-game hitting streak during which he's slashing .377/.441/.689 with five home runs, 13 RBI, 12 runs, a stolen base and a 7:10 BB:K. Three of those long balls have come in Bellinger's past four games.
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Monster day in win
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Bellinger went 3-for-3 with a two-RBI double and a grand slam during Sunday's 8-2 win over the Mets.
Bellinger plated six of the Yankees' eight runs Sunday, tying his career high in RBI. He blew the game open in the bottom of the eighth inning, launching a grand slam off Genesis Cabrera to make it a six-run game. Bellinger extended his hit streak to 13 games with an RBI double in the first inning, and he's batting 20-for-53 (.377) with four home runs, 12 RBI, 11 runs scored and a 7:10 BB:K during that stretch.
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Continues hot stretch with homer
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Bellinger went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Saturday's loss to the Mets.
Bellinger tied the game 2-2 with his 432-foot solo blast in the sixth inning, but the Mets pulled out the narrow victory. After posting a meager .638 OPS through the end of April, Bellinger has caught fire in May -- he's in the midst of a 12-game hitting streak during which he's slashing .340/.400/.580 with three homers, six RBI, 10 runs and a stolen base. The hot stretch has brought Bellinger's season OPS up to a more palatable .733 through 173 plate appearances.
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Pushes hitting streak to nine games
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Bellinger went 1-for-5 with a double in Tuesday's extra-inning loss to the Mariners.
Bellinger extended his hitting streak to nine games Tuesday. Over his last 16 outings, the veteran outfielder is hitting a strong .295 (18-for-61) with three home runs, four doubles, nine RBI and 11 runs scored. Although the lefty-hitting Bellinger has a meager .634 OPS over 111 at-bats versus right-handed pitching this season, he's thrived with an .881 OPS across 29 at-bats against left-handers.
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Breaks up no-no Wednesday
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Bellinger went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 4-3 extra innings win over the Padres.
The Yankees were kept off the board through the first six innings, but Bellinger changed things with one swing of the bat as he took Dylan Cease (forearm) deep to right field for a solo homer in the seventh. Bellinger is now on a five-game hitting streak, going 6-for-19 with one stolen base, four runs scored, two home runs and four RBI over that span.
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Bashes homer Sunday
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Bellinger went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in a loss to Tampa Bay on Sunday.
Bellinger gave the Yankees their first two runs with a blast to right-center field in the sixth inning. The homer was his second in his past five games, and he's driven in five runs while batting .235 with three walks over that span. Bellinger is still slashing just .200/.276/.364 on the season, though, and he's added four homers, 18 RBI, 15 runs and three stolen bases through 31 games.
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Getting day off
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Bellinger is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in Baltimore.
With a lefty (Cade Povich) on the mound for the Orioles, Yankees manager Aaron Boone likely decided that Wednesday was an optimal time to give the left-handed-hitting Bellinger his first day off since April 19. Trent Grisham will get the nod in center field while Bellinger's nine-game starting streak comes to an end.
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Drives in three runs vs. O's
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Bellinger went 2-for-4 with two walks, a solo home run and a two-run double in Tuesday's 15-3 win over the Orioles.
The Yankees smacked four home runs off Kyle Gibson in the first inning, the last of which came courtesy of Bellinger to right field, and Bellinger gave the Bronx Bombers a 12-run lead in the fifth inning when his double brought Aaron Judge and Ben Rice home. It's been a slow start to the season for Bellinger, but he has picked up the pace over his last six games, going 7-for-22 with six walks, four runs scored, one home run and four RBI over that span.
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Goes deep in win
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Bellinger went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, a stolen base and two RBI in Sunday's 4-0 win over the Rays.
Bellinger delivered an RBI groundout in the top of the third inning before launching a solo homer off Ryan Pepiot in the top of sixth. The 29-year-old has now gone deep two times in 2025 to go along with a .179 average, 12 RBI, 10 runs scored and three stolen bases over 19 games. The homer was Bellinger's first since March 29.
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Out of Saturday's lineup
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Bellinger isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Tampa Bay.
Bellinger has gone just 2-for-20 across his last six games, and he'll now get a chance to regroup with a day off Saturday. Trent Grisham will take his place in center field and bat seventh.
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Still receiving treatment for back
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Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Monday that Bellinger is continuing to receive treatment for his sore back, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
Bellinger's back first tightened up on him in early April, forcing him to miss a couple games at the time. Boone said the outfielder is "doing well," but the manager wants to "pick some spots" to rest Bellinger, who is not in Monday's lineup versus the Royals. The hot-hitting Trent Grisham is handling center field Monday.
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Sitting out versus righty
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Bellinger is not in the lineup for Monday's contest against the Royals.
Bellinger had started each of the previous four games after recovering from food poisoning, but he'll take a seat Monday even as the Royals send righty Seth Lugo to the hill. Trent Grisham will play center field and bat eighth in the series opener.
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Moves past illness, back in lineup
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Bellinger (illness) will start in center field and bat third in Wednesday's game against the Tigers.
The Yankees scratched Bellinger from the lineup Tuesday due to a suspected case of food poisoning, but he showed improvement throughout the day, prompting manager Aaron Boone to say after the team's 5-0 loss that Bellinger was available off the bench. With Bellinger's conditioning not taking a turn for the worse overnight, he'll be given the green light to play in the series finale in Detroit. Trent Grisham will head back to the bench after covering center field for Bellinger on Tuesday.
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Was available off bench Tuesday
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Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Bellinger (illness) was feeling progressively better Tuesday and was available off the bench in the team's loss to the Tigers, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
Bellinger didn't wind up playing as he recovers from food poisoning. However, it sounds like he's got a shot to be back in the lineup for Wednesday's series finale.
