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Cody Bellinger can add another accolade to his storied career.
The Yankees outfielder was named 2026 MLB All-Star Game MVP after going 1-for-3 with a two-run single.
Bellinger's hit came in his first at-bat in the first inning. National League starter Cristopher Sanchez of the Phillies labored in his one inning at the Midsummer Classic. Sanchez allowed a hit and walked two to bring up Bellinger with two outs. Bellinger, hitting sixth in the American League lineup, worked back from an 0-2 count, taking two offspeed pitches for balls before Sanchez made the mistake of leaving a 96 mph sinker over the heart of the plate. Bellinger laced a 101.1 mph single to open up the scoring.
Bellinger admitted that he didn't think his single in the top half of the first inning would hold up to grab the Ted Williams Award.
"Not in the moment," he said. "As the game went on, the pitching was just absolutely dominant."
In the game, the AL had three of their seven hits in a three-run first inning, and the NL didn't tally a basehit until the fourth as they managed just three singles and were shut out for the first time in over a decade.
Yankees first baseman Ben Rice followed up with a single to drive in another run. It was more than enough as the AL pitching staff struck out 15 batters in the 4-0 win.
"I was so excited for him, especially seeing him drive in those two runs early from the on-deck circle," Rice said of his teammate. "I was so fired up for him.
"I was just so happy for him and his family."
It's the third All-Star appearance for Bellinger, but his first since 2019, when he won NL MVP as a member of the Dodgers.
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The Yankees outfielder was named 2026 MLB All-Star Game MVP after going 1-for-3 with a two-run single.
Bellinger's hit came in his first at-bat in the first inning. National League starter Cristopher Sanchez of the Phillies labored in his one inning at the Midsummer Classic. Sanchez allowed a hit and walked two to bring up Bellinger with two outs. Bellinger, hitting sixth in the American League lineup, worked back from an 0-2 count, taking two offspeed pitches for balls before Sanchez made the mistake of leaving a 96 mph sinker over the heart of the plate. Bellinger laced a 101.1 mph single to open up the scoring.
Bellinger admitted that he didn't think his single in the top half of the first inning would hold up to grab the Ted Williams Award.
"Not in the moment," he said. "As the game went on, the pitching was just absolutely dominant."
In the game, the AL had three of their seven hits in a three-run first inning, and the NL didn't tally a basehit until the fourth as they managed just three singles and were shut out for the first time in over a decade.
Yankees first baseman Ben Rice followed up with a single to drive in another run. It was more than enough as the AL pitching staff struck out 15 batters in the 4-0 win.
"I was so excited for him, especially seeing him drive in those two runs early from the on-deck circle," Rice said of his teammate. "I was so fired up for him.
"I was just so happy for him and his family."
It's the third All-Star appearance for Bellinger, but his first since 2019, when he won NL MVP as a member of the Dodgers.
Continue reading...
