Cody Bellinger’s impending move to the Yankees could make things very awkward in New York, as he is currently married to one of his new teammate’s ex-girlfriends.
Reports emerged Tuesday that the Yankees have secured Bellinger in a trade from the Chicago Cubs, who will send $5 million in salary relief and receive right-handed reliever Cody Poteet in return.
It’s another big boost for the team after their cross-town rivals, the New York Mets, won the tight race for Juan Soto earlier this month.
However, eagle-eyed fans have already highlighted one extremely awkward subplot in Bellinger’s trade to the Yankees: his wife used to date Giancarlo Stanton.
The former MVP, 29, is married to stunning model Chase Bellinger, 27, known as Chase Carter ahead of their December 2023 wedding.
The couple has been together since the summer of 2020, just over a year after the end of her relationship with Stanton, the five-time All-Star slugger who recently concluded his seventh season with the Yankees.
Cody Bellinger’s move to the Yankees could complicate things because of his wife Chase
Chase Bellinger (left) used to date Cody’s new Yankees teammate, Giancarlo Stanton (right).
Bellinger’s wife and Stanton’s ex is a model and influencer with 377 thousand followers on Instagram
Stanton still has three years left on a mammoth 13-year contract worth $325 million, meaning he’s not going anywhere anytime soon.
However, since he and Chase went their separate ways, the 35-year-old had been dating Asiana Hung-Barnes, 27, only for the couple to reportedly break up in the summer.
Chase also had two daughters with Cody: Caiden, three, and Cy, one, meaning she has moved on and settled down with the former Cubs star in the five years since her romance with Stanton.
Bellinger has two years left on his contract with a buyout option after 2025 as he prepares to join the Yankees.
The now-former Chicago player, whose father Clay helped the Yankees win World Series titles in 1999 and 2000, is owed $27.5 million in 2025 under the first of two player options as part of a contract. three years and 80 million dollars.
He also has a $25 million player option for 2026 with a $5 million buyout that would be paid in equal installments on Jan. 15, 2026 and Jan. 15, 2027.
Bellinger, who plays first base and center field, won Rookie of the Year in 2017 and Most Valuable Player in 2019 before suffering a drop in production that was due, at least in part, to injuries. He also helped the Los Angeles Dodgers win a World Series title in 2020.
He was released by the Dodgers in November 2022 and signed a one-year, $17.5 million deal with Chicago a month later, where he regained his form.