Cody Bellinger’s Grand Slam Continues a Great 2025 Season

Cody Bellinger hit an awesome grand slam last night in the Yankees’ six-run eighth inning in their 8-2 victory over the New York Mets. Cody Bellinger had three hits last night and has a career-high 13-game hitting streak. His grand slam on national television will likely spur him on the greater things in the 2025 baseball season.

There is no such thing as momentum for baseball teams, who are only as good as the next game’s starting pitcher. However, for players who get on hot streaks, big hits like Bellinger’s home run last night could spur them. Do you think Bellinger’s home run last night will lead to a hot streak?

The Yankees’ Big Eighth Inning

The Yankees scored six runs in the eighth inning of their 8-2 victory over the Mets. The first two runs of the inning did not score on Cody Bellinger’s grand slam. The first run scored when Jasson Dominguez scored from third base on a wild throw by Mets First Baseman Pete Alonso. Infield defense was a problem for the Mets all game long. It could haunt them later in the season and could be their undoing.

The Yankees scored their second run when Paul Goldschmidt singled, and Austin Wells scored. That was a more conventional run, and Goldschmidt has been hot all season. So, the Yankees took a 4-2 lead.  The Yankees then reloaded the bases on a walk. There was much of that last night for the Mets. It was then that Cody Bellinger hit his big grand slam, one of his three hits last night. The Yankees took an 8-2 lead, and that is the way the game ended.

Cody Bellinger’s Effect On Yankees Batting Order

What a productive Cody Bellinger means for the Yankees is that it gives them four hot players not named Aaron Judge in their batting order. With Paul Goldschmidt, Ben Rice, and Trent Grisham all having career years, they lengthen the Yankee lineup. The grand slam could turn the season around for Bellinger, who started slow.

Paul Goldschmidt, Ben Rice, and Trent Grisham also potentially protect the incomparable Judge in the lineup. By protection, we mean someone to bat behind Judge, who is skilled and forces the opposition to throw strikes. Cody Bellinger being hot gives Yankee Manager Aaron Boone another option for a hitter to bat behind Judge. Cody Bellinger is a left-handed hitter (like Rice and Grisham). A team wants to alternate left-handed and right-handed so they cannot have a single relief pitcher pitch against them.

Cody Bellinger’s Career Statistics

Cody Bellinger was the 2017 National League Rookie of the Year (Aaron Judge was the 2017 American League Rookie of the Year). Cody Bellinger won the award and played with the Los Angeles Dodgers for six years. When he played with the Dodgers, he was awesome. He hit as many as 47 home runs in his time with the Dodgers. He also led the National League in Wins Above Replacement, at 8.7, in 2019. Wins above replacement means how many more wins he would have been worth over an average player.

Cody Bellinger then signed a three-year contract with the Chicago Cubs. That was an $80 million contract. He did finish tenth in MVP voting. However, he was not as good with the Cubs as he was with the Dodgers. The Cubs traded him to the Yankees for almost nothing before this season. Cody Bellinger got off to a slow start with the Yankees. That slow start made fans think that maybe the Cubs knew something. But Cody Bellinger’s big hit last night could spark a turnaround.

Conclusion

Cody Bellinger hit a grand slam in the Yankees’ 6-run eighth inning in their 8-2 win over the Mets. It was one of Bellinger’s three hits on the day, and he has a 13-game hitting streak. His great hitting game took place against a big rival and on national television.