{"id":99714,"date":"2025-09-28T08:52:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T08:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=99714"},"modified":"2025-09-28T08:52:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T08:52:18","slug":"emotional-reaction-cody-bellinger-speaks-out-on-clayton-kershaws-retirement-%e2%9a%be-the-dodgers-star-opens-up-about-losing-a-franchise-legend-revealing-insights-into-locker-room-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=99714","title":{"rendered":"EMOTIONAL REACTION: CODY BELLINGER SPEAKS OUT ON CLAYTON KERSHAW\u2019S RETIREMENT \u26be. The Dodgers star opens up about losing a franchise legend, revealing insights into locker room impact, team morale, and what this means for Los Angeles\u2019 playoff aspirations. Is Bellinger hinting at a new era of leadership, or just sharing heartfelt memories?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3981,h_2239,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_620,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/inside_the_pinstripes\/01k5hgm7nscsfrqc12k1.jpg\" alt=\"New York Yankees Slugger Praises Retiring Clayton Kershaw\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger heaped praise on Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw after the veteran announced his retirement at the end of the 2025 season.<\/p>\n<p>Bellinger began his MLB career with the Dodgers, serving as Kershaw\u2019s teammate from 2017-22.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was a big part of that team and all our teams,\u2019\u2019 Bellinger said. \u201cThe way he carries himself. I sat back, watched and learned: This is what it\u2019s supposed to look like. When he took the ball every fifth day, he had a presence. He was the hardest working dude in the room. He had an unmatched work ethic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The outfielder was fantastic with the Dodgers through his first few seasons, winning NL Rookie of the Year in a landslide on the back of a 39 homer season. Two years later, Bellinger won an MVP in a 47-homer season. He led the National League in bWAR that season with 8.7 while posting an OPS of 1.035.<\/p>\n<p>Bellinger was also a part of the World Series winning team in 2020, during which Kershaw took over to cover Bellinger\u2019s offensive struggles. Kershaw pitched twice during the Fall Classic in the shortened 2020 season, logging 11.2 innings while only allowing three runs to cross during that stretch. He had 14 strikeouts in his two outings.<\/p>\n<p>After a couple of seasons where he hit below league average, however, the Dodgers non-tendered Bellinger, allowing him to sign with the Chicago Cubs for the 2023 season. He enjoyed a bounce back year in 2023, recording MVP votes for the first time since he won the award in 2019, and has continued to produce at an above average level away from LA.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder heaped praise on Dodgers legend Clayton Kershaw ahead of his retirement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":99715,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-99714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>EMOTIONAL REACTION: CODY BELLINGER SPEAKS OUT ON CLAYTON KERSHAW\u2019S RETIREMENT \u26be. 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