{"id":468050,"date":"2025-12-09T15:16:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T15:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/468050\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T15:16:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T15:16:26","slug":"ny-yankees-aaron-boone-finally-clarifies-stance-on-cody-bellinger-amid-free-agency-buzz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/468050\/","title":{"rendered":"NY Yankees’ Aaron Boone finally clarifies stance on Cody Bellinger amid free agency buzz"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aaron Boone and the New York Yankees<\/a> are keeping a close eye on Cody Bellinger<\/a> as the star outfielder enters free agency. After a standout season in New York, Bellinger has transformed his career trajectory following a rocky end with the Los Angeles Dodgers, with his combination of power, defense, and versatility making him one of MLB\u2019s most sought-after players.<\/p>\n

In his lone season with New York, Bellinger delivered 29 home runs, 98 RBI, and a .272\/.334\/.480 slash line for an .813 OPS. He also ranked in the 93rd percentile in outs above average with seven and added 12 defensive runs saved, demonstrating his value on both offense and defense.<\/p>\n

Yankees managerAaron Boone<\/a> praised Bellinger\u2019s all-around game and character during the Winter Meetings. \u201cWho he was in the room, his performance between the lines on both sides of the ball, his athleticism, his versatility. Who wouldn\u2019t want a player like that?\u201d Boone said, emphasizing both Bellinger\u2019s on-field performance and his presence in the clubhouse.<\/p>\n

Boone on Bellinger\u2019s free agency<\/p>\n

While the Yankees would clearly welcome Bellinger back, Boone emphasized that the 30-year-old outfielder has earned the right to explore free agency. \u201cHe\u2019s earned the right now to get to this point of his career of free agency as still a relatively young man. We\u2019ll see what happens, we\u2019ll see how it shakes out. As far as the player and the person, he\u2019s a good one,\u201d Boone said.<\/p>\n

\"Manager<\/p>\n

Manager Aaron Boone of the New York Yankees looks on during the game. Bryan M. Bennett\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

The manager also noted that he hasn\u2019t been directly involved in recruitment discussions for Bellinger, as is typical with players who have previously been with the club. \u201cThey know who we are, they know what we\u2019re about. Certainly, if there comes a point where \u2013 and this isn\u2019t just for Cody, this is with anyone \u2013 when it gets to a point where we\u2019re starting to get down the road, or being in conversations, I\u2019ll certainly have conversations with guys where I see it fit,\u201d Boone added.<\/p>\n

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see also<\/p>\n

MLB Rumors: NY Yankees \u2018not close\u2019 to Cody Bellinger agreement amid MLB free agency talks<\/p>\n

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Bellinger\u2019s next move remains one of the MLB<\/a> offseason\u2019s most closely watched storylines, with both the Yankees and other teams expected to compete for the free-agent outfielder.<\/p>\n

SurveyWill Cody Bellinger re-sign with the New York Yankees this offseason?<\/p>\n

Will Cody Bellinger re-sign with the New York Yankees this offseason?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Aaron Boone and the New York Yankees are keeping a close eye on Cody Bellinger as the star…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":468051,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2376],"tags":[1797,5,1365,4,1690,62,2548,2547,142],"class_list":{"0":"post-468050","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-yankees","8":"tag-aaron-boone","9":"tag-baseball","10":"tag-cody-bellinger","11":"tag-mlb","12":"tag-new-york","13":"tag-new-york-yankees","14":"tag-newyork","15":"tag-newyorkyankees","16":"tag-yankees"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/115690273895482615","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/468050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=468050"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/468050\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/468051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=468050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=468050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=468050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}