Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Cody Bellinger made his strongest MVP case yet in front of a national audience on Memorial Day.
Bellinger, the consensus best player in baseball so far in 2019, wasted no time showing the New York Mets why he is so feared. In the first inning, he threw out Mets outfielder Michael Conforto trying to score on a weak single. Two innings later, Bellinger broke a 1-1 tie by launching his 19th home run of the season halfway up Dodger Stadium’s right field bleachers.
His most impressive play came in the eighth inning, with the Dodgers clinging to an 8-5 lead while the Mets had loaded the bases.