{"id":663224,"date":"2026-04-04T18:40:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T18:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/663224\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T18:40:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T18:40:33","slug":"cody-bellinger-makes-acrobatic-catch-in-yankees-home-opener-vs-marlins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/663224\/","title":{"rendered":"Cody Bellinger makes acrobatic catch in Yankees home opener vs Marlins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Gold Glove-winning outfielder Cody Bellinger made a compelling case for catch of the year in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/mlb\/new-york-yankees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">New York Yankees&#8217;<\/a> home opener against the Miami Marlins on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The highlight-reel grab came in the ninth inning on a deep drive by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/mlb\/miami-marlins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Marlins infielder Xavier Edwards.<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cody-bellinger-double-yankees-fox-news-001.jpeg\" alt=\"New York Yankees' Cody Bellinger gestures after hitting a double during a baseball game.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>New York Yankees&#8217; Cody Bellinger gestures after hitting a double during the fifth inning of the home opener against the Miami Marlins in New York on April 3, 2026. (Yuki Iwamura\/AP)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/cody-bellinger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Bellinger sprinted<\/a> 62 feet and tracked the ball well but misjudged it at the last moment, and it glanced off his wrist. Mid-jump, he swung his arm around and snagged the ball at around knee level.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fans at Yankee Stadium erupted as Bellinger looked at his glove in disbelief, but the former Los Angeles Dodgers star wouldn\u2019t call the acrobatic save his smartest play.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cody-bellinger-fly-ball-catch-fox-news-001.jpeg\" alt=\"New York Yankees left fielder Cody Bellinger catching a fly ball during a baseball game.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>New York Yankees left fielder Cody Bellinger catches a fly ball hit by Miami Marlins&#8217; Xavier Edwards during the ninth inning of the home opener in New York on April 3, 2026. (Yuki Iwamura\/AP)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/democrat-governor-mayor-booed-red-sox-home-opener\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">DEMOCRAT GOVERNOR AND MAYOR BOOED AT RED SOX HOME OPENER<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I should have caught it the first time,&#8221; he said, adding that he &#8220;squeezed&#8221; his glove too early.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I definitely got lucky. Threw my glove out there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees are off to their second 6-1 start in three seasons after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/aaron-judge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Aaron Judge<\/a> hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the first inning to help the team secure an 8-2 win over the Marlins in the Bronx.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/yankees-celebrate-win-fox-news-001.jpeg\" alt=\"Trent Grisham Cody Bellinger and Aaron Judge celebrating on field at Yankee Stadium\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Trent Grisham, Cody Bellinger and Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees celebrate after defeating the Miami Marlins at Yankee Stadium in New York on April 3, 2026. (Mary DeCicco\/MLB Photos)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Miami entered the game at 5-1, matching its franchise-best start.<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press contributed to this report.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> sports coverage on X<\/a>, and subscribe to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>   <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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