{"id":178147,"date":"2026-04-19T07:45:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T07:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=178147"},"modified":"2026-04-19T07:45:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T07:45:45","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-the-secret-behind-the-swing-cody-bellinger-reveals-what-fueled-his-2-hr-explosion-vs-royals-and-its-not-what-you-think-%f0%9f%91%87-a-night-to-remember-two-swings-t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=178147","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 THE SECRET BEHIND THE SWING: Cody Bellinger Reveals What Fueled His 2-HR Explosion vs. Royals \u2014 And It\u2019s Not What You Think \ud83d\udc47 A Night to Remember: Two Swings, Two Homers \u2014 But the Real Story Is What Happened Before the First Pitch."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" src=\"http:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/ybmedia\/image\/upload\/c_crop,e_improve,h_900,w_1600,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,f_auto,h_900,q_auto,w_1600\/v1\/m\/1\/0\/10f058dcca745549025fb291a841022d3acdd777\/Cody-Bellinger-swinging-his-bat.jpg\" alt=\"Yankees\u2019 Cody Bellinger reveals secret behind his 2-home run game vs. Royals\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As there was a home run explosion in the New York Yankees\u2019 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday, 13-4, star Cody Bellinger would contribute with two dingers of his own. While the Yankees also were led by pitcher Will Warren and his 11 strikeouts, Bellinger would give insight into his approach that led to the two home runs.<\/p>\n<p>New York would end up hitting five home runs in the game against the Royals, two by Bellinger, with the first being a two-run shot in the bottom of the third inning. Bellinger would speak on the emphasis on being aggressive early against pitcher Noah Cameron.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ac_117600576\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>\u201cYeah, I felt like I liked where I was at my first at-bat. And, you know, I just wanted to continue just taking my swing. And, you know, just whatever happens after that, happens,\u201d Bellinger said, via MLB.com.<\/p>\n<p>The second home run would come in the sixth inning, which drove in two more, as the ball went to right center, with even Bellinger feeling it would go farther\u00a0as it just got over the wall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThought it was going to go way further than that. I\u2019m not going to lie,\u201d Bellinger said. \u201cSo I\u2019m just glad it got out. And the wind was blowing in a little bit today, but glad it got out.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_117600577\" class=\"article_chunk type_51\"><center><\/center><\/div>\n<div class=\"aditude_inline_container aditude_ic_2\">\n<div id=\"aditude_article_inline_2\" class=\"aditude_div\" data-google-query-id=\"COz9zJP9-JMDFf_kFgUdvkwbHA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/63317524\/yardbarker\/articles\/article_dynamic_2_0__container__\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/New-York-Yankees-outfielder-Cody-Bellinger-1.jpg\" alt=\"MLB rumors: Cody Bellinger's free agency decision coming 'shortly'\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_117600578\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme\">\n<h2><strong>Mets\u2019\u00a0Cody Bellinger\u00a0on Will Warren\u2019s stellar performance<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Along with a single in the bottom of the fourth that drove in a run, Bellinger totaled five RBIs on the afternoon, making it a great game, but the pitching was stellar as well. As mentioned, Warren pitched seven innings, striking out 11 with two earned runs, which garnered the attention of Bellinger.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, that was good, that was a great one. Rosie [Rosario] really getting it started there, and then for us, just kind of following suit, Will tying his career high with 11 punchies. So you know, when the pitchers on the mound are doing that, it makes it a little easier for us,\u201d Bellinger said.<\/p>\n<p>At any rate, New York looks to sweep Kansas City in the series, which concludes on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As there was a home run explosion in the New York Yankees\u2019 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday, 13-4, star Cody Bellinger would contribute with&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-178147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\ud83d\udea8 THE SECRET BEHIND THE SWING: Cody Bellinger Reveals What Fueled His 2-HR Explosion vs. Royals \u2014 And It\u2019s Not What You Think \ud83d\udc47 A Night to Remember: Two Swings, Two Homers \u2014 But the Real Story Is What Happened Before the First Pitch. - 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