The New York Yankees agreed on Tuesday to amass outfielder Cody Bellinger from the Chicago Cubs for right-hander Cody Poteet, an individual aware of the negotiations informed The Associated Press.
The individual spoke to the AP on situation of anonymity as a result of the alternate had not been introduced. Chicago will ship the Yankees $5 million as a part of the commerce, the individual stated.
The 29-year-old Bellinger, whose father Clay helped the Yankees win World Series titles in 1999 and 2000, is due $27.5 million in 2025 beneath the primary of two participant choices as a part of a three-year contract 80 million {dollars}. The two-time All-Star additionally has a $25 million participant possibility for 2026 with a $5 million buyout that may be payable in equal installments on Jan. 15, 2026 and Jan. 15, 2027.
Bellinger batted .266 with 18 homers and 78 RBIs in 130 video games this 12 months. He was on the injured record from April 24 to May 7 with a damaged proper rib.
He drove in 33 factors within the last 39 video games of the season, however Chicago completed with an 83-79 document.
Bellinger, who performs first base and heart subject, made his main league debut in 2017 and spent his first six seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was the NL MVP in 2019, batting .305 with 47 homers and 115 RBIs in 156 video games. He additionally helped LA win the World Series in 2020.
He was lower by the Dodgers in November 2022 and signed a one-year, $17.5 million contract with Chicago a month later. He regained type with the Cubs, hitting a career-best .307 with 26 homers, 97 RBIs and 20 steals in 130 video games final season.
Bellinger is a .259 hitter with 196 homers and 597 RBIs in 1,005 video games. He will flip 30 in July.
Poteet, 30, made his main league debut with Miami in 2021, underwent Tommy John surgical procedure on Aug. 17, 2022, returned to the mound with Kansas City’s Triple-A Omaha farm workforce on Sept. 23, 2023 , was launched by the Royals and signed with the Yankees final January. He went 3-0 with a 2.22 ERA in 4 appearances and one reduction look throughout a season wherein he was sidelined between June 12 and September 25 by a proper triceps pressure.
Associated Press reporting.
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