Cubs’ Cody Bellinger trying to get groove back at plate

Cubs center fielder Cody Bellinger hit .141 with a 34.5% strikeout rate on breaking pitches last season, but he says he’s seeing them better this spring. (John Antonoff/Sun-Times)

MESA, Ariz. — Cody Bellinger’s commute to Wrigley Field won’t be as familiar or as smooth as his 10-minute drive from his home to Cubs camp at Sloan Park.

Nor will the windy, wet elements forecast for April in Chicago provide Bellinger with the dry conditions he enjoys in his native Arizona.