The Los Angeles Dodgers and 2019 MLB MVP Cody Bellinger agreed to a one-year deal worth $17 million to avoid arbitration on Dec. 1 prior to the league lockout, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported on Thursday.
Bellinger is coming off of the worst regular season of his career, slashing just .165/.240/.302 with 10 home runs as he bounced in and out of the lineup with various injuries. The 26-year-old rallied back in the postseason, however, hitting .353/.436/.471.
Over his five-year career, all played for the Dodgers, the Scottsdale, Ariz., native has hit .257/.346/.511 with 133 home runs, 354 RBI, 48 stolen bases and 364 runs scored on 546 hits.
