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Outfielder Cody Bellinger has decided to remain with the Cubs, opting in for another season, a source confirmed on Saturday.
The decision wasn’t obvious at the end of the season – the first of a three-year, $80 million deal that includes two opt-outs. By opting in, he’s set to collect a $27.5 million salary in 2025.
“When we signed that deal in late February, we knew that if he had a good year, he would have a lot of options,” Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said at his end-of-season news conference last month.