"Haunting the Cubs" - Fans go wild as Cody Bellinger torches former team with 3-HRs in first 'revenge' game since trade

The New York Yankees smashed the Chicago Cubs in Friday's series opener with Cody Bellinger reminding the Cubs fans of his hitting prowess. The All-Star outfielder went deep thrice in his first game against his former team at Yankee Stadium.

Cody Bellinger was traded to the Yankees by the Cubs in December, and the former National League MVP came back to haunt his former team. Bellinger registered his first three-home run game of his career on Friday, helping the Yankees to an 11-0 win.

Fans went wild after Bellinger's 'revenge' game in the series opener.

"Haunting the Cubs," wrote a fan.

"So nice he did it thrice," wrote another.

"Cubs are officially missing the playoffs after tonight. There’s no bouncing back from this," claimed a fan.

Bellinger almost had another home run in the seventh inning only for Kyle Tucker to make a leaping grab in right field to rob a potential homer.

"Should have had four," said a fan.

"Dear Brian Cashman - please offer Bellinger a boatload," pleaded a fan.

Cody Bellinger's three-home run game was the 40th such instance in the Yankees' franchise history. It's also the first time three Yankees players have had three home run games in a season, with Jasson Dominguez and Aaron Judge doing it before Bellinger this season.

About the author

Chaitanya Prakash is an editor who covers US Sports at Sportskeeda. His first brush with sportswriting was in 2012 when the greatest football manager of all time, Sir Alex Ferguson, bid farewell to the beautiful game.

Although having started out professionally as a cricket writer in 2022, Chaitanya's curiosity and indiscriminate interest in all sports in general eventually introduced him to America's favorite pastime.

While Chaitanya's favorite player from the current crop is the dynamic Venezuelan Ronald Acuna Jr., his all-time favorite, however, is Pedro Martinez, for his self-belief and consistency. He also rates Jose Bautista's iconic bat flip in 2015 as his favorite moment in baseball history.

Chaitanya specializes in reporting on technical aspects of the game or analyzing patterns behind specific plays. He also likes pondering over players' self-assessments following the conclusion of a game as it helps him get an idea of how they think about the sport in general.

When not cheering for his favorites across sports, Chaitanya likes being transported to the past through a good war documentary or a historical documentary in general.

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