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<v Speaker 1>We're here with my guy, the one and only twenty

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<v Speaker 1>seventeen National League Rookie of the Year, the twenty nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>National League MVP, World Series Champion NLCS MVP, and breaking

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<v Speaker 1>Dodger hearts here at Dodger Stadium last night, the one

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<v Speaker 1>and only Cody Bellinger.

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<v Speaker 2>Man.

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<v Speaker 1>So great to see you, Cody. What an introduction you

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<v Speaker 1>deserve it. I feel like you get short changed and

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<v Speaker 1>what you did in your Dodger career.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, you know, when I come back here, I

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<v Speaker 3>really only have positive memories. And you know, when I'm

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<v Speaker 3>out last year with centerfield and this year, I'm in

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<v Speaker 3>right field and I'm having fun with the fans and

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<v Speaker 3>they only show me love as well. So and they

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<v Speaker 3>only showed me love droughing the whole process, honestly, and

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<v Speaker 3>so I'm forever grateful for that.

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<v Speaker 1>I know those are new home run seats out there

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<v Speaker 1>in right field. Are you hearing a lot more from

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<v Speaker 1>the fans because of those seats against the wall?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? They would in twenty twenty one.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, but you were in like no man's land in

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<v Speaker 1>center funer.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you're right, You're right. Right field is a little closer.

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<v Speaker 2>I enjoy it.

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<v Speaker 3>Man, I'm having fun with them, you know, and like

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<v Speaker 3>I said, they only showed me love, so I you know,

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<v Speaker 3>I really appreciate them.

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<v Speaker 1>When we caught up at Wrigley Field and just talking

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<v Speaker 1>to you the last couple of days, it feels like,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, people forget how young you were when you

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<v Speaker 1>first got called up by the Dodgers, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I have a tear in my eye because it feels

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<v Speaker 1>like you've gone from a boy to a man here

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<v Speaker 1>in the last couple of years.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, definitely. Man.

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<v Speaker 3>I was even talking to my third base coach about

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<v Speaker 3>that yesterday, just you know, the the not immaturity, but

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<v Speaker 3>you know, just being young and being in the big leagues.

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<v Speaker 2>And trying to figure it out.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, now I'm twenty nine and I got

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<v Speaker 3>two kids, and you know, I'm still loving the game

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<v Speaker 3>of baseball, and you know, I'm just I'm just blessed.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you feel like you know yourself a lot better

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<v Speaker 1>than you did, maybe even three years ago?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? Absolutely, I think.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, there's there's a learning there's a learning curve

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<v Speaker 3>for everybody at some point in their career.

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<v Speaker 2>You got to figure.

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<v Speaker 3>Out, you know, why you're good as opposed to maybe

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<v Speaker 3>just kind of doing it and you know, I how

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<v Speaker 3>to really figure it out and what made me special,

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<v Speaker 3>what made me unique, and you know, just trying to

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<v Speaker 3>be the best version of myself, knowing that this game

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<v Speaker 3>is so hard, and you know, not being too negative

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<v Speaker 3>on yourself and just staying positive and just trying to

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<v Speaker 3>help the team win.

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<v Speaker 1>I heard Kursehat talk about when he became a dad,

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<v Speaker 1>it gave him better perspective on the game of baseball.

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<v Speaker 1>Have you felt that now that your dad times too?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean absolutely, man.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I love the game of baseball and I

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<v Speaker 3>want to be as successful as I can. And you know,

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<v Speaker 3>no matter what though it's a cliche of saying, but

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<v Speaker 3>when you go home and you see your kids and

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<v Speaker 3>you know they they don't even really at least my

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<v Speaker 3>girls don't even know what I do yet, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>they're just excited to see me. So, you know, just honestly,

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<v Speaker 3>for me, the most important thing is being a good dad,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, being a good role model for him, but

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<v Speaker 3>also motivates me on the baseball field. You know, I

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<v Speaker 3>want them to you know understand, you know what I do,

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<v Speaker 3>and it's kind of kind of keeps me going.

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<v Speaker 1>What's it like being a girl. Dad.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the best. You know, it really is the best.

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<v Speaker 3>Two you know, beautiful sweet girls, and so you know,

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<v Speaker 3>love him and you know, I just want to be

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<v Speaker 3>the best at for him.

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<v Speaker 1>He is. He's a great guy. Everybody loves Cody Bellinger

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<v Speaker 1>whenever you meet him. Last night, when you hit that

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<v Speaker 1>home run off a Walker Bueller number one, what was

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<v Speaker 1>it like stepping in the batter's box against him for

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<v Speaker 1>the first time? And number two, what was it like

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<v Speaker 1>running the bases after you hit that two run homer?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it obviously felt good.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I think stepping in this box specifically for me,

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<v Speaker 3>it just like you know, it brings back so many memories.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, it's such a cool it's such a cool feel.

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<v Speaker 3>It's an amazing stadium, and you know, I love coming

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<v Speaker 3>back Here's It was a little hot yesterday, but it's

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<v Speaker 3>beautiful weather, and you know, it was really fun.

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<v Speaker 1>When you look back at your teams that you played on,

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<v Speaker 1>I know, you won the World Series in twenty and

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<v Speaker 1>that was an amazing team, whether it was going to

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<v Speaker 1>be sixty games or one sixty two, But would you

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<v Speaker 1>say that was the best team you played on or

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<v Speaker 1>would you say the twenty seventeen Dodge was a juggernaut

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<v Speaker 1>that couldn't be stopped.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean so many good teams. Man.

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<v Speaker 3>Obviously we won in twenty twenty twenty one. We had

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<v Speaker 3>an amazing team.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean we.

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<v Speaker 3>Traded, you know, for Sures and Trey Turner, who were

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<v Speaker 3>you know, one's a Hall of Famer once, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>could be a Hall of Famer at some point in

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<v Speaker 3>his career. So, I mean, I was just blessed to

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<v Speaker 3>play with so many amazing talents, you know, and future

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<v Speaker 3>Hall of famers. I mean seventeen we had Andre Ethier

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<v Speaker 3>and I mean I can go down the list, and

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<v Speaker 3>so I was just super blessed to be able to

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<v Speaker 3>play with so many amazing baseball players.

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<v Speaker 1>I joked with you yesterday, have you brought up the

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<v Speaker 1>twenty eighteen NLCS with Craig Council this year?

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<v Speaker 2>I haven't yet. You brought that up to me yesterday, So.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like you have good AMMO against him.

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<v Speaker 2>I do have some good amo CT.

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<v Speaker 3>You know all about CT made that catch and left

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<v Speaker 3>field Game seven. I'll never forget that. I was the

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<v Speaker 3>center field and what a what a great catch.

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<v Speaker 1>CT was your roommate for a period of time.

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<v Speaker 3>Right, Yeah, we both got called up and early twenty

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<v Speaker 3>seventeen and you know, we were living together and he

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<v Speaker 3>got me hooked on Game of Thrones.

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<v Speaker 2>He watched, We watched all Game of Thrones.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know that's my guy over there, so I

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<v Speaker 3>watch him nothing but the best.

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<v Speaker 1>Can you described the brotherhood you have with those group

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<v Speaker 1>of players because you went through so much together at

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<v Speaker 1>such a young age.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, man, absolutely, I think. You know, we had such

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<v Speaker 3>a really cool core group, unique core group. I mean

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<v Speaker 3>we're i mean still so close, and you know our

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<v Speaker 3>wives are so close and you know, been blessed to.

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<v Speaker 2>Kind of go on some trips with them. We all

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<v Speaker 2>got kids.

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<v Speaker 3>Now, and it's pretty pretty wild man, the ride we

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<v Speaker 3>went on, and you know, we're all staying in touch.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I loved seeing Corey Seeger when he came

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<v Speaker 1>out here, and he did admit to me. He doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>admit too many things, but he did admit it was

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<v Speaker 1>sweet beating the Astros last year. How much do you

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<v Speaker 1>keep in touch with Corey Seger because we all still

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<v Speaker 1>have the back to back Rookies of the Year t

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<v Speaker 1>shirt they gave away here.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>No, me and Sieger really close, you know what an

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<v Speaker 3>unbelievable player and put another great postseason and you know,

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<v Speaker 3>I think when the light shine the brightest, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>he really brings out the best version of himself. And

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<v Speaker 3>he's done it a few times, and you know, just

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<v Speaker 3>was you know, a great teammate. And yeah, we still

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<v Speaker 3>one of the guys. We still you know, keep in

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<v Speaker 3>touch and was a part of that core group for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, Cody Bellinger's nickname on his team was the Bopper,

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<v Speaker 1>but really his nickname should be Clutch. His big brother

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<v Speaker 1>was Andre Ethier. He taught him how to be clutch.

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<v Speaker 1>Twenty eighteen NLCS MVP. So many big hits, so many

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<v Speaker 1>big catches. The twenty one nl DS against the Giants.

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<v Speaker 1>Who won that game for the Dodgers, it was Cody Bellinger.

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<v Speaker 3>As a group effort, I just you know, came up

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<v Speaker 3>with the last hit.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah that was a good hit. It was a good hit.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah all right, Yeah, we'll leave.

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<v Speaker 1>It right there. Love sharing you with the fans again, Cody.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, no matter what team you're playing on, you

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<v Speaker 1>will forever be known as a Dodger and always embraced

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<v Speaker 1>here in the City of Angels and you never know.

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<v Speaker 1>Things weirder things have happened, So I'll keep my fingers

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<v Speaker 1>crossed that one day Cody Bellinger will be wearing a

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<v Speaker 1>Dodger uniform again. One day.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I appreciate it, man.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I love coming back here, and I love

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<v Speaker 3>seeing all my guys on the other side, and just

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<v Speaker 3>you know, always good vibes at this stadium.

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<v Speaker 2>For sure.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, if Kemp, Keith Kay can come back to the Dodgers,

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<v Speaker 1>why not Cody Bellinger. Cody, honestly, it's great to see you.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you ever have a flat tire on Michigan Avenue,

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<v Speaker 1>I'd be there for you.

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<v Speaker 2>I appreciate that. I know that for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>He's the best. Cody Bellinger. Love this guy.