Cody Bellinger was named the NL player of the month for June after he became the 7th Cubs player to hit at least .400 with eight or more home runs in a calendar month. And his MVP-level season is helping fuel the Cubs’ sudden surge in the NL Central.
The start of a new month did not cool off Bellinger, who seemingly finds different ways to show on a regular basis how locked in he has been during an MVP-level performance this season.Bellinger on Wednesday was named the National League player of the month for July after he became the seventh Cubs player — and first since Rick Wilkins in June 1993 — to hit at least .400 with eight or more home runs in a calendar month, according to Elias Sports Bureau.
“If you’re not going to pitch to a guy or give him something to handle, the guys are willing to take their walks,” manager David Ross said. “That pass-the-baton type of mentality has been really impressive and then guys come up and get really big hits.” Bellinger is a looming presence, especially since returning from his left knee injury June 15. He is one of four players in the majors this season with at least 15 home runs, 14 stolen bases and a .300 average, joining the Atlanta Braves’ Ronald Acuña Jr., Los Angeles Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman and Houston Astros’ Kyle Tucker.
“A lot of it has been his bat plane and how long he’s on the plane of the pitch,” hitting coach Dustin Kelly told the Tribune on Wednesday. “What that’s done is allow him to handle the ball at the top of the zone a little bit better, especially that four-seam fastball, and a lot of those balls that run up and away, he’s able to get enough barrel on it to foul it off and we’ve even seen him shoot it to the left side.
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