Cody Bellinger is known as an American professional baseball first baseman and outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers of MLB. He is most famous for being the National League's Rookie of the Year in 2017.
Cody Bellinger was born on July 13, 1995 in Scottsdale as the middle child of Jennifer Bellinger and Clay Bellinger, a well known baseball player who played for the Yankees from 1999 to 2001 and went through four years in the majors. After his stretch with the Yankees, Clay proceeded to play for the Anaheim Angels in 2002, after which he moved to the Baltimore Orioles, where he wrapped up his career in 2004. Other than his baseball career, Clay is a volunteer fireman and also in the real estate industry. A graduate of Hamilton High School, Cody Bellinger has an older sister and a younger brother named Cole who is also a baseball player.
As a first baseman, the fierce competitor is in charge of handling ground balls, shielding most of plays at the base and also getting tosses from different infielders to prevent a sprinter from stealing a base. He has played well in his career, winning All Star and Rookie of the Year honors. On the field, Cody is celebrated for batting left handed and tossing left handed too. His MLB stats through the 2018 season features the great numbers Batting Average of 263, Home Runs of 64 and Runs Batted In with 173.
In June 2019 for a second straight game, Cody Bellinger was the target of a fan who surged onto the field with the mission of embracing the Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder. The incident happened during a Sunday game against the Colorado Rockies in Dodger Stadium, Bellinger had stressed over an encore, wanting to be a Dodger and not a fan dodger.
The star baseball headliner is dating a law understudy at the University of Texas-Austin named Melyssa Perez. Despite the fact that it isn't known precisely when the Los Angeles Dodgers and the wonderful Friendswood, Texas local started their relationship, the lovebirds have been spotted together frequently on and off the field.
Born Melyssa Renee Perez, the delightful woman at present fills in as a volunteer for an American firm that offers lawful administrations to low-pay workers in Central Texas called American Gateways. As expressed on her Instagram account, Cody's pretty girlfriend remains in Laguna, California when she isn't in school.
Birth Date: | 13 Jul, 1995 |
Age: | 25 yrs |
Occupations: | Baseball player |
Citizenship: | United States of America |
Birth Place: | Arizona |
Gender: | Male |
Description: | American baseball player |
Net Worth 2021: | 2.5 million |