In a blockbuster trade, the New York Yankees have now acquired star outfielder Cody Bellinger from the Chicago Cubs, except the front office may have overlooked one key fact... Bellinger's wife, Chase Carter, is teammate Giancarlo Stanton's ex-girlfriend.
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cody bellinger’s wife used to date giancarlo stanton… soap opera in the bronx https://t.co/PHAlPBeBQ1 pic.twitter.com/NW0XGSOALy
— Marlow Stern (@MarlowNYC) December 18, 2024
That is to say, Stanton, 35, and Carter, 27, were dating in 2018-2019, before Bellinger and the Sports Illustrated swimsuit model became a couple in 2020. They have since gotten married, in addition to having two children together.
Cody Bellinger’s wife, Chase Carter, is his Giancarlo Stanton’s ex-girlfriend. pic.twitter.com/0zud4WSwkt
— Baseball Authority (@BsblAuthority) December 17, 2024
The Yankees just traded for Cody Bellinger who is now married to Giancarlo Stanton’s ex-girlfriend 😅 pic.twitter.com/3QU3elIhhk
— Jack Parodi (@betr_jack) December 17, 2024
All in all, without considering the locker room situation, Bellinger will undoubtedly be a good addition to the Yankees star-studded lineup that just lost their superstar slugger Juan Soto to the Mets in free agency.
In view of his accolades, at 29 years old, Bellinger is a 2x All-Star (2017, 2019), 2x Silver Slugger (2019, 2023), Gold Glove winner (2019), NL Rookie of the Year (2017), NL MVP (2019), and World Series Champion (2020).
More than likely, Bellinger will take over in center field, while Judge will slide back into right field in Soto's absence.
Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, and Cody Bellinger at All-Star weekend in 2017.
Now they're all teammates.#Yankees pic.twitter.com/hXbEYu4ayv
— Fireside Yankees (@FiresideYankees) December 17, 2024
Bellinger, who won the 2019 MVP, will now join his fellow MVP teammates: Stanton (2017- NL) and Aaron Judge (2022, 2024- AL).
A few years back, Cody Bellinger said "I think what people don't realize is Altuve stole an MVP from Judge in 2017."
Besides the fact that Bellinger is married with kids to Stanton’s ex-girlfriend, he’ll be a great fit in the Bronx. pic.twitter.com/aIUvO5mRze
— Jacob Kaye (@JacobKaye_) December 17, 2024
Throughout his eight-year career, playing for the Dodgers and Cubs, Bellinger has a .259 batting average, along with contributing 196 home runs, 597 RBI's, and 601 runs.
Fans have also joked that Bellinger will fit right in on the Bronx bombers, as him and Judge both have two of the highest postseason strikeout %'s in MLB history.
Another high strikeout guy, Bellinger will fit right in on the Yankees https://t.co/nAo31fYi25
— Drew (@lLilPennyl) December 18, 2024
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