LOS ANGELES -- 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. He had offseason shoulder surgery after the Dodgers won the World Series and said this has been the toughest stretch of his career.
"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.