NEW YORK — Ever since he was a kid watching his father Clay play for the Yankees in the early 2000s, Cody Bellinger visualized himself in Pinstripes someday. That thought never left him, even after his career whisked him far away from the Bronx.

MLB player prop bets and odds for Cody James Bellinger on Friday, June 6, 2025, as the New York Yankees take on the Boston Red Sox.

This is the Cody Bellinger the Yankees envisioned when he became one of the centerpieces of their post-Juan Soto pivot.