Yankees’ Cody Bellinger investment was already paying dividends before Aaron Judge’s injury

Aaron Boone was working out of his office at Yankee Stadium when pitching coach Matt Blake relayed the biggest news of the Bombers’ offseason. “Cody’s back,” Blake told Boone and staffer Ryan McLaughlin, who was also on the scene. Boone responded with excitement, as the Yankees had come to terms with a player who had posted a 125 wRC+ and a 4.9 fWAR for them in 2025. Blake, of course, was ...