Dodgers bench slumping Cody Bellinger for a day

A year ago, Cody Bellinger began engraving his name on the National League MVP trophy with one of the hottest starts in recent memory. Forty-five games into the Dodgers’ 2019 season, Bellinger was batting .409 with a 1.273 OPS and 16 home runs.
That trophy is getting pretty heavy these days. Bellinger was just 5 for his first 36 (.139) in his first eight games as the reigning NL MVP and was benched for the start of Saturday night’s game by Dodgers manager Dave Roberts.
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