I can't believe Bellinger's wife is Stanton's ex-girlfriend…Now it's been traded, and the U.S. media said, "The clubhouse might be awkward."

I can't believe Bellinger's wife is Stanton's ex-girlfriend…Now it's been traded, and the U.S. media said, "The clubhouse might be awkward."

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"It can make you feel a bit awkward"

Multiple media outlets in the U.S., including "MLB.com ," reported on the 18th (Korea time) that the New York Yankees acquired Cody Bellinger from "MVP" through a trade with the Chicago Cubs.

Yankees started the Stove League this time very gloomy. Prior to this season, he was acquired through a trade with the San Diego Padres, and played in 157 games with 166 hits, 41 homers, 109 RBIs, 128 runs batted in (OPS) at 0.288 OPS, before failing to recruit Juan Soto, who acquired the status as a free agent.
Of course, it's not that the Yankees didn't do their best. Shortly after the start of the stove league, owner Hal Steinbrenner and manager Aaron Boone moved directly to California to meet with Soto, and offered a massive contract worth 760 million dollars for 16 years. However, they couldn't capture Soto's heart in the end. In particular, the Yankees faced tremendous criticism and criticism as they knelt in the war between the "local rival" New York Mets and Tran.

It is regrettable to miss Soto, but the Yankees did not let go. U.S. media have consistently raised the prospect that if the Yankees miss Soto, they will fill the gap in the outfield through a trade with the Chicago Cubs. Cubs also wanted to use the money invested in the outfield, which is not easy to clean up traffic, and promised to say goodbye to Bellinger or Seiya Suzuki. Then, the trade was made in a surprise move on Wednesday.

The Yankees have been receiving Bellinger's money in exchange for the loss of right-hander Cody Fortit. In addition, a $5 million salary subsidy was included. Therefore, the Yankees only need to pay $47.5 million (about 68.3 billion won) out of the remaining two-year, $52.5 million (about 75.4 billion won) contract between Bellinger and the Cubs. Since Bellinger has an opt-out clause, he can leave after the end of the 2025 season in search of a new destination and contract, but for now, the Yankees managed to put out the urgent fire.

Bellinger is already well-known to Korean baseball fans while sharing a meal with "Korean Monster" Ryu Hyun-jin, and was nominated by the Dodgers as the 124th overall in the fourth round of the 2013 rookie draft. Bellinger has won the Rookie of the Year title by exploding 39 home runs since his debut season, and in the 2019 season, he flew 170 hits, 47 home runs, 115 RBIs, 121 runs, 15 steals, and a batting average of 0.305 OPS 1.035 in 156 games, winning the National League MVP title.

Of course, he did not just walk on a roll. He suffered a shoulder injury while celebrating in the postseason in 2020, which significantly reduced his performance, and he was released as a non-tender by the Dodgers after the 2022 season. He also revived with a batting average of 0.307 OPS of 0.881 with 26 home runs, 97 RBIs and 20 steals at the Cubs last year, but his performance plummeted again this year. However, as he has shown that he can rebound once, his performance can improve again next year. 먹튀검증

As the Yankees recruit Bellinger, it is inevitable to clean up the traffic in the outfield. For now, the Yankees are thinking of using Bellinger as a center fielder. If this happens, Aaron Judge, who was in charge of center field this year, will move to right field, which can be seen as the "main position," and Jason Dominguez, a "special prospect," will be in left field.

Against this backdrop, some predict that Bellinger's playing for the Yankees could be uncomfortable. The reason is the relationship between his wife, Chase Carter, and Giancarlo Stanton. The New York Post said that Cody Bellinger's wife, Chase Carter, once dated Giancarlo Stanton, adding that Bellinger's trade could cause some awkwardness to the Yankees clubhouse.

"Bellinger's wife, Carter, is a model from the Bahamas, married Bellinger in December last year and has two daughters, and she was in a relationship with Stanton for two years (2018-2019). Stanton seems to have broken up after clicking "like" on UFC round girl Ariani Celeste's Instagram post, the New York Post said. "In August 2020, less than a year later, Carter and Bellinger formed a relationship."

Everything needs to be unlocked. However, if Bellinger feels uncomfortable about the past relationship between Carter and Stanton, he may opt out after the 2025 season, in search of a new destination. Outside of baseball, this is a factor to watch the Yankees' dugout in the 2025 season.