AP source: Cody Bellinger, Cubs agree to $17.5M, 1-year deal
FILE - Los Angeles Dodgers' Cody Bellinger stands in the dugout before the team's baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Aug. 2, 2022. The Dodgers didn't tender Bellinger a contract on Friday, Nov. 18, making the 2019 National League MVP a free agent. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Jeff Chiu]
A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that former National League MVP Cody Bellinger and the Chicago Cubs have agreed to a $17.5 million, one-year contract. Bellinger was cut by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Nov. 18 after the 27-year-old outfielder hit .210 with 19 homers in 144 games. Bellinger was the 2019 NL MVP.
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