Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Swinging hot bat this spring
Rotowire
Through eight Grapefruit League games, Bellinger is slashing .476/.476/.810 with two home runs, three RBI and four runs scored.
Bellinger went deep to right field in the first inning against Toronto on Friday for his second homer of the spring. The Yankees acquired Bellinger in a trade with the Cubs in December and have settled on having him spend most of his time in center field. Bellinger's impact with the bat has taken on extra importance with Giancarlo Stanton (elbows) expected to miss an extended period.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Tuesday in an interview on WFAN Sports Radio that he plans to play Bellinger in center field and Jasson Dominguez in left field this season.
The team didn't want to commit to a position for Bellinger when it traded for him last month, but the Yankees have since signed Paul Goldschmidt and have opted to keep Dominguez in left field. Boone did add that he expects Bellinger to move around to other positions at times on days when others fill the designated-hitter spot.
