Speaker 1: We're here with my guy, the one and only twenty
Speaker 1: seventeen National League Rookie of the Year, the twenty nineteen
Speaker 1: National League MVP, World Series Champion NLCS MVP, and breaking
Speaker 1: Dodger hearts here at Dodger Stadium last night, the one
Speaker 1: and only Cody Bellinger.
Speaker 2: Man.
Speaker 1: So great to see you, Cody. What an introduction you
Speaker 1: deserve it. I feel like you get short changed and
Speaker 1: what you did in your Dodger career.
Speaker 3: I mean, you know, when I come back here, I
Speaker 3: really only have positive memories. And you know, when I'm
Speaker 3: out last year with centerfield and this year, I'm in
Speaker 3: right field and I'm having fun with the fans and
Speaker 3: they only show me love as well. So and they
Speaker 3: only showed me love droughing the whole process, honestly, and
Speaker 3: so I'm forever grateful for that.
Speaker 1: I know those are new home run seats out there
Speaker 1: in right field. Are you hearing a lot more from
Speaker 1: the fans because of those seats against the wall?
Speaker 2: Yeah? They would in twenty twenty one.
Speaker 1: Yeah, but you were in like no man's land in
Speaker 1: center funer.
Speaker 2: Yeah, you're right, You're right. Right field is a little closer.
Speaker 2: I enjoy it.
Speaker 3: Man, I'm having fun with them, you know, and like
Speaker 3: I said, they only showed me love, so I you know,
Speaker 3: I really appreciate them.
Speaker 1: When we caught up at Wrigley Field and just talking
Speaker 1: to you the last couple of days, it feels like,
Speaker 1: you know, people forget how young you were when you
Speaker 1: first got called up by the Dodgers, and you know,
Speaker 1: I have a tear in my eye because it feels
Speaker 1: like you've gone from a boy to a man here
Speaker 1: in the last couple of years.
Speaker 2: Yeah, definitely. Man.
Speaker 3: I was even talking to my third base coach about
Speaker 3: that yesterday, just you know, the the not immaturity, but
Speaker 3: you know, just being young and being in the big leagues.
Speaker 2: And trying to figure it out.
Speaker 3: And you know, now I'm twenty nine and I got
Speaker 3: two kids, and you know, I'm still loving the game
Speaker 3: of baseball, and you know, I'm just I'm just blessed.
Speaker 1: Do you feel like you know yourself a lot better
Speaker 1: than you did, maybe even three years ago?
Speaker 2: Yeah? Absolutely, I think.
Speaker 3: You know, there's there's a learning there's a learning curve
Speaker 3: for everybody at some point in their career.
Speaker 2: You got to figure.
Speaker 3: Out, you know, why you're good as opposed to maybe
Speaker 3: just kind of doing it and you know, I how
Speaker 3: to really figure it out and what made me special,
Speaker 3: what made me unique, and you know, just trying to
Speaker 3: be the best version of myself, knowing that this game
Speaker 3: is so hard, and you know, not being too negative
Speaker 3: on yourself and just staying positive and just trying to
Speaker 3: help the team win.
Speaker 1: I heard Kursehat talk about when he became a dad,
Speaker 1: it gave him better perspective on the game of baseball.
Speaker 1: Have you felt that now that your dad times too?
Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean absolutely, man.
Speaker 3: You know, I love the game of baseball and I
Speaker 3: want to be as successful as I can. And you know,
Speaker 3: no matter what though it's a cliche of saying, but
Speaker 3: when you go home and you see your kids and
Speaker 3: you know they they don't even really at least my
Speaker 3: girls don't even know what I do yet, you know,
Speaker 3: they're just excited to see me. So, you know, just honestly,
Speaker 3: for me, the most important thing is being a good dad,
Speaker 3: you know, being a good role model for him, but
Speaker 3: also motivates me on the baseball field. You know, I
Speaker 3: want them to you know understand, you know what I do,
Speaker 3: and it's kind of kind of keeps me going.
Speaker 1: What's it like being a girl. Dad.
Speaker 2: It's the best. You know, it really is the best.
Speaker 3: Two you know, beautiful sweet girls, and so you know,
Speaker 3: love him and you know, I just want to be
Speaker 3: the best at for him.
Speaker 1: He is. He's a great guy. Everybody loves Cody Bellinger
Speaker 1: whenever you meet him. Last night, when you hit that
Speaker 1: home run off a Walker Bueller number one, what was
Speaker 1: it like stepping in the batter's box against him for
Speaker 1: the first time? And number two, what was it like
Speaker 1: running the bases after you hit that two run homer?
Speaker 2: Yeah, it obviously felt good.
Speaker 3: You know, I think stepping in this box specifically for me,
Speaker 3: it just like you know, it brings back so many memories.
Speaker 3: You know, it's such a cool it's such a cool feel.
Speaker 3: It's an amazing stadium, and you know, I love coming
Speaker 3: back Here's It was a little hot yesterday, but it's
Speaker 3: beautiful weather, and you know, it was really fun.
Speaker 1: When you look back at your teams that you played on,
Speaker 1: I know, you won the World Series in twenty and
Speaker 1: that was an amazing team, whether it was going to
Speaker 1: be sixty games or one sixty two, But would you
Speaker 1: say that was the best team you played on or
Speaker 1: would you say the twenty seventeen Dodge was a juggernaut
Speaker 1: that couldn't be stopped.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean so many good teams. Man.
Speaker 3: Obviously we won in twenty twenty twenty one. We had
Speaker 3: an amazing team.
Speaker 2: I mean we.
Speaker 3: Traded, you know, for Sures and Trey Turner, who were
Speaker 3: you know, one's a Hall of Famer once, you know,
Speaker 3: could be a Hall of Famer at some point in
Speaker 3: his career. So, I mean, I was just blessed to
Speaker 3: play with so many amazing talents, you know, and future
Speaker 3: Hall of famers. I mean seventeen we had Andre Ethier
Speaker 3: and I mean I can go down the list, and
Speaker 3: so I was just super blessed to be able to
Speaker 3: play with so many amazing baseball players.
Speaker 1: I joked with you yesterday, have you brought up the
Speaker 1: twenty eighteen NLCS with Craig Council this year?
Speaker 2: I haven't yet. You brought that up to me yesterday, So.
Speaker 1: I feel like you have good AMMO against him.
Speaker 2: I do have some good amo CT.
Speaker 3: You know all about CT made that catch and left
Speaker 3: field Game seven. I'll never forget that. I was the
Speaker 3: center field and what a what a great catch.
Speaker 1: CT was your roommate for a period of time.
Speaker 3: Right, Yeah, we both got called up and early twenty
Speaker 3: seventeen and you know, we were living together and he
Speaker 3: got me hooked on Game of Thrones.
Speaker 2: He watched, We watched all Game of Thrones.
Speaker 3: And you know that's my guy over there, so I
Speaker 3: watch him nothing but the best.
Speaker 1: Can you described the brotherhood you have with those group
Speaker 1: of players because you went through so much together at
Speaker 1: such a young age.
Speaker 3: Yeah, man, absolutely, I think. You know, we had such
Speaker 3: a really cool core group, unique core group. I mean
Speaker 3: we're i mean still so close, and you know our
Speaker 3: wives are so close and you know, been blessed to.
Speaker 2: Kind of go on some trips with them. We all
Speaker 2: got kids.
Speaker 3: Now, and it's pretty pretty wild man, the ride we
Speaker 3: went on, and you know, we're all staying in touch.
Speaker 1: You know, I loved seeing Corey Seeger when he came
Speaker 1: out here, and he did admit to me. He doesn't
Speaker 1: admit too many things, but he did admit it was
Speaker 1: sweet beating the Astros last year. How much do you
Speaker 1: keep in touch with Corey Seger because we all still
Speaker 1: have the back to back Rookies of the Year t
Speaker 1: shirt they gave away here.
Speaker 2: Yeah.
Speaker 3: No, me and Sieger really close, you know what an
Speaker 3: unbelievable player and put another great postseason and you know,
Speaker 3: I think when the light shine the brightest, you know,
Speaker 3: he really brings out the best version of himself. And
Speaker 3: he's done it a few times, and you know, just
Speaker 3: was you know, a great teammate. And yeah, we still
Speaker 3: one of the guys. We still you know, keep in
Speaker 3: touch and was a part of that core group for sure.
Speaker 1: Hey, Cody Bellinger's nickname on his team was the Bopper,
Speaker 1: but really his nickname should be Clutch. His big brother
Speaker 1: was Andre Ethier. He taught him how to be clutch.
Speaker 1: Twenty eighteen NLCS MVP. So many big hits, so many
Speaker 1: big catches. The twenty one nl DS against the Giants.
Speaker 1: Who won that game for the Dodgers, it was Cody Bellinger.
Speaker 3: As a group effort, I just you know, came up
Speaker 3: with the last hit.
Speaker 2: Yeah that was a good hit. It was a good hit.
Speaker 2: Yeah all right, Yeah, we'll leave.
Speaker 1: It right there. Love sharing you with the fans again, Cody.
Speaker 1: You know, no matter what team you're playing on, you
Speaker 1: will forever be known as a Dodger and always embraced
Speaker 1: here in the City of Angels and you never know.
Speaker 1: Things weirder things have happened, So I'll keep my fingers
Speaker 1: crossed that one day Cody Bellinger will be wearing a
Speaker 1: Dodger uniform again. One day.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I appreciate it, man.
Speaker 3: You know, I love coming back here, and I love
Speaker 3: seeing all my guys on the other side, and just
Speaker 3: you know, always good vibes at this stadium.
Speaker 2: For sure.
Speaker 1: Hey, if Kemp, Keith Kay can come back to the Dodgers,
Speaker 1: why not Cody Bellinger. Cody, honestly, it's great to see you.
Speaker 1: And if you ever have a flat tire on Michigan Avenue,
Speaker 1: I'd be there for you.
Speaker 2: I appreciate that. I know that for sure.
Speaker 1: He's the best. Cody Bellinger. Love this guy.