Cody Bellinger Signs 5-Year Deal With The Yankees – The Michael Kay Show – 1/21/26
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Chapters
0:00:00 – Mets Trade for Luis Robert Jr + Bellinger Fallout
0:30:00 – Jeff Passan: Why Bellinger Chose Yankees
0:45:00 – Yankees Young OF Trade Questions
1:00:00 – Callers: Mets Next Move, Yankees Targets, Salary Cap
1:30:00 – Mike Lupica: Boras, Bellinger & the Market
1:45:00 – Beltrán & Andruw Jones Make Hall of Fame
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L.Rob appear to be a one hit wonder so far.
Cody is back.
You know you’re a casual when your the mouthpiece for ownership’s best interest to earn more and players less. 1:21:50 🙄
So much for our youth in Dominguez and Jones smh!!!!!!!
Bruin Suarez! just jiving.
NY Yankees made quantities of pitching and bench additions. Good job Cash.
Through his father, Cody is a native New Yorker who his dad Clay is NYS born.
Cody likely will not ever opt out this deal unless a side extension from the NY Yankees is there then.
For those who are happy that we signed Cody back you’re insane!! This is absolute crazy that we should be happy. We rolled out the garbage last year only to find out the truck didn’t pick it up because we didn’t roll it out too far on the street., this team is a joke and now we should be happy as fans to put up with this? To Noah that put so much for our youth and J Dan and Jones you’re absolutely correct. We should’ve rolled out this season with the new young talent especially going into 2027 where there’s a great chance of a shorten season if the season at all. Cody is a joke. He was let go by other teams that alone to tell you he’s a joke. Do you think the Yankees are gonna let judge go show hit go Paul skins go, once again we’re gonna be rolling out different players no consistency to this team to who takes it field every day, to what order they bat in, imagine if you went to work and your boss tells you hang out in the break room we’re full today, but pay attention because you may need to fill in for Michelle at three because she has to go pick up her kids and you need to finish the report but stay there have some coffee have a snack watch some TV relax and we may get you in to fill in the report. , or your boss is telling you a judge sit in the truck we have a full crew today, but in case Cody puts a nail through his foot then you’re gonna have to jump in and finish framing the house, but until then sit in the truck, eat your sandwich drink your coffee and just listen to the radio , but we expect you to come in and perform in the last 45 minutes of a workday ,, you have to have consistency they could’ve got Cody for far Less. No one else wanted to pay him because he’s not a good player. Neither was The signing Trent to 22 million, all they did today was solidify us not winning the World Series so thank you Yankees because I will not have to invest time and listen to Michael K before the game or Johmboy media or anybody else after the game being upset because we are not going to win anything! Thank you Yankees. I just canceled my trip to New York. I’m not gonna fly from coast to coast to watch a team that has no chance to win anything go Rockies go Pirates go White Sox even tip my heart if the Red Sox can win the World Series anybody but the Dodgers and thank you Yankees for pissing away judges career have a heart and let him go win a World Series. He deserves it happy 2026 to all.
Would have prefered Bichette. Cody will have 1 or 2 more decent years, question is when.
The Jays and the Sox lost big players. The Sox will have to go get Eugenio Suarez ex Mariners third baseman. Also they can move
Trevor Story to third base should they don’t.
If a no trade clause means nothing explain Stanton
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This negotiation was strenuous and tedious.😤 Ultimately…. I'm glad it got done.👍 The only flipside is that they might as well trade Spencer Jones because he'll never see any real playing time. Going forth, they have to decide what they want to do with Jasson Dominguez.✌️
So Scott saves face ?! He is so bad for baseball. His ego ruins franchises
As a Met fan, I’m glad you guys got him. I don’t know if I can hear you guys crying for another year. Do I wish the Mets got him of course but I think his numbers will be much better playing in the Yankee Stadium 81 times a year as it has shown.
That’s ok news but the Yankees became a cheap ass team
The NY Yankees lead the MLB in homeruns,runs, walks, rbi’s and runs scored in 2025. They won 94 games and could have won 100 plus games.
We need to trade one or a couple of these lefties. We have too many
Deja Vu all over again, after the NY Yankees faced a choice who they going to sign for the 2026 season Cody Bellinger or Kyle Tucker.
The Yankees faced a similar like choice at the first base position in 2021 offseason. Who they going to choose Anthony Rizzo or Freddie Freeman. The Dodgers signed Freddie and the NY Yankees signed Riz.
If they don’t think they can get a salary cap approved then they should jack up the penalties to ridiculous levels. Instead of 100% make it 1000%.
Whoever this guys talking on the phone is an idiot
To complete the story in the 2025-6 MLB offseason today the L.A. Dodgers have Kyle Tucker and the NY Yankees signed Cody Bellinger.
The NY Yankees could invite Tommy Kahnle to the 2026 Spring Training.
Mike Lupica, Jayson Tatum started the first part of the playoff series against the NY Knicks in 2025. No excuses and the NY Knicks earned their credit legitimately last postseason for both playoff series wins.