MESA, Ariz. – Cubs center fielder Cody Bellinger celebrated his live batting practice home run with a slow walk back toward his new teammates, who stood outside of the third base dugout at Sloan Park. He touched fingers with fellow outfielder Seiya Suzuki, stepped toward hitting coach Dustin Kelly and shrugged.
“Confidence is big, right?” Kelly said later Thursday. “For all of these guys. Live BPs is one of the toughest settings for any hitter to get into, especially this early in the spring. So, any barrel that happens in a live BP is just extra confidence.”
