Bellinger returns to the Dodgers lineup MORE:
Cody Bellinger is back in the lineup for the Los Angeles Dodgers with a new appreciation for the game. Bellinger, the 2019 NL MVP, was out for nearly two months with a hairline fracture in his left leg.is back in the lineup for the Los Angeles Dodgers with a new appreciation for the game.
“I’d say so. Honestly, I feel like I haven’t been a part of the team this year,” Bellinger said. “Spring training I was on my own schedule getting ready and, obviously, this happened. It’s good to be back with the boys. It will be nice to not watch on TV. It will be nice to be in the games. I’m super excited.”
Bellinger feels his swing is in good shape because he’s been swinging for all but two weeks of his recovery. Bellinger could only watch games as the Dodgers struggled through a 5-15 stretch, but they’re now playing well, having won 13 of their past 16 games.