D New York Yankees Agreed to acquire the outfielder Cody Bellinger from Chicago Cubs Tuesday right handed Cody PoteetA person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.
The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the trade has not been announced. Chicago will send the Yankees $5 million as part of the trade, the person said.
Bellinger, 29, whose father Clay helped the Yankees win World Series titles in 1999 and 2000, is owed $27.5 million in 2025 under the first of two player options as part of an $80 million, three-year contract. The two-time All-Star also has a $25 million player option for 2026 with a $5 million buyout payable in equal installments on Jan. 15, 2026, and Jan. 15, 2027.
Bellinger is batting .266 with 18 homers and 78 RBIs in 130 games this year. He was on the injured list from April 24 to May 7 with a right rib injury.
He drove in 33 runs in the final 39 games of the season, but Chicago finished with an 83–79 record.
Bellinger, who played first base and center field, made his major league debut in 2017 and spent his first six seasons Los Angeles Dodgers. He was the NL MVP in 2019, batting .305 with 47 homers and 115 RBI in 156 games. He also helped LA win the World Series in 2020.
The Dodgers cut him in November 2022 and a month later signed a one-year, $17.5 million contract with Chicago. He regained his form with the Cubs last season, hitting a career-best .307 with 26 homers, 97 RBI and 20 steals.
Bellinger is a .259 hitter with 196 homers and 597 RBI in 1,005 games. He turns 30 in July.
Poteet, 30, made his major league debut with Miami in 2021, underwent Tommy John surgery on August 17, 2022, returned to the mound with Kansas City’s Triple-A Omaha farm team on September 23, 2023, and was released. The Royals and signed with the Yankees last January. He went 3-0 with a 2.22 ERA in four starts and a relief appearance in a season in which he was sidelined by a strained right triceps between June 12 and September 25.
Reporting by the Associated Press.
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