{"id":79754,"date":"2024-07-11T17:49:53","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T21:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=79754"},"modified":"2024-07-11T17:49:53","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T21:49:53","slug":"cubs-cody-bellinger-injured-list-finger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/07\/11\/cubs-cody-bellinger-injured-list-finger\/","title":{"rendered":"Cubs Place Former MVP on Injured List with Finger Fracture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Chicago Cubs have placed center fielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bellico01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-11_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cody Bellinger<\/a> on the 10-day injured list with a fractured left middle finger. On Wednesday,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Bellinger<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> exited Chicago\u2019s game against the Baltimore Orioles after getting hit on the hand by a pitch from <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/perezci01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-11_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cionel P\u00e9rez<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. He walked off the field in what appeared to be a lot of pain, saying post-game that he could not throw a ball.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cubs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Cubs<\/a> today recalled OF Alexander Canario from <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IowaCubs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@IowaCubs<\/a> and placed OF Cody Bellinger on the 10-day IL with a left middle finger fracture. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2nczrnifBG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/2nczrnifBG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cubs\/status\/1811489388280394049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 28-year-old outfielder is coming off a resurgent season with the Cubs in 2023 after being non-tendered by the Dodgers. Bellinger slashed .307\/.356\/.525 with an .881 OPS, 26 homers, and 97 RBI, nearly mirroring his 2019 MVP campaign. His efforts led to him being named the NL Comeback Player of the Year and earned him his second career Silver Slugger. He re-signed with the Cubs in February, inking a three-year, $80 million contract with opt-outs after the first two seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/04\/24\/cody-bellinger-il-fractured-ribs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">missing time earlier this year<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a rib fracture, Bellinger is hitting .269\/.331\/.410 with nine homers, and 37 RBI through 79 games. Losing Bellinger is a huge blow for the Cubs, who have won five of their last six games. Chicago currently trails the third Wild Card spot by 3.5 games and sits 11 games back in the division. While it is unclear if the Cubs intend to sell at the deadline, Bellinger has drawn plenty of trade interest.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Cubs Place Cody Bellinger on Injured List Amid Trade Rumors<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An above-average offensive contributor who plays both first base and the outfield, Bellinger has sparked trade interest from multiple contenders. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, his fractured finger could limit Chicago\u2019s ability to trade him, since he could be sidelined until well into August.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still, Chicago <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/07\/01\/rabbit-cubs-wild-card-chase\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">is not out of playoff contention<\/a> yet. They could claw their way back into the Wild Card race if they can continue their recent run. If that happens, the Cubs might opt to retain Bellinger along with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/happia01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-11_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ian Happ<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/t\/taillja01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-11_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jameson Taillon<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Bellinger recently opened up about the trade speculation, saying he&#8217;s not allowing himself to dwell on potentially being traded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago called up outfield prospect <\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/canaral01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-11_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alexander Canario<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Triple-A Iowa to replace Bellinger on the active roster. The 24-year-old outfielder has batted .238\/.330\/.502 in 59 games with Triple-A Iowa this season. Hours before Bellinger left Wednesday\u2019s contest, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/07\/11\/cubs-sign-trayce-thompson\/\" target=\"_self\">Cubs signed<\/a> veteran outfielder <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/t\/thomptr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-11_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trayce Thompson<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a minor league deal<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Thompson will provide the Cubs with an experienced depth option who already has 16 homers on the books this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While Cody Bellinger is sidelined, rookie <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/crowape01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-11_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pete Crow-Armstrong<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will likely draw the bulk of the starts for the Cubs in center field.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: \u00a9 David Banks-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago Cubs have placed center fielder Cody Bellinger on the 10-day injured list with a fractured left middle finger. On Wednesday,\u00a0Bellinger exited Chicago\u2019s game against the Baltimore Orioles after getting hit on the hand by a pitch from Cionel P\u00e9rez. He walked off the field in what appeared to be a lot of pain, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4975,"featured_media":79764,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[24,1071,35],"tags":[5062,28331,899,3683,898],"class_list":["post-79754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cubs","category-mlb","category-news","tag-alexander-canario","tag-cionel-perez","tag-cody-bellinger","tag-pete-crow-armstrong","tag-trayce-thompson"],"modified_by":"Lewis Masella, Site Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4975"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79754"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79754\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}