Cody and Clay Bellinger join historic company as Yankees father-son duo - lulu
The Yankees added former National League MVP Cody Bellinger in a trade with the Cubs on Tuesday evening and, in the process, added the 29-year-old to an exclusive list in team history.
Bellinger is now part of just the fourth father-son duo to have donned the pinstripes.
His dad, Clay Bellinger, played in The Bronx from 1999 through 2001, winning two World Series titles, which included defeating the crosstown rival Mets in the first Subway Series World Series since 1956.
Cody Bellinger is coming to the The Bronx in a trade to the Yankees.AP
The younger Bellinger comes to the Yankees with two years left on his contract after a 2024 season in which he hit .266/.325/.426 with 18 homers.
Clay had 343 plate appearances for the Yankees, hitting .194 with 12 home runs and 35 RBIs
Clay Bellinger takes and at-bat with the Yankees in 2001.New York Post
He also played in all three of the Yankees playoff runs during his tenure, with arguably his most memorable moment coming during Game 2 of the 2000 Fall Classic.
In the ninth inning of that game against the Mets, he made an at-the-wall catch on a long fly ball from Mets first baseman Todd Zeile, taking away a possible homer.