NEW YORK – Yankees center fielder Cody Bellinger wasn’t going to let former teammate Pete Crow-Armstrong’s home run robbery attempt go by without saying something.
“I said, ‘My guy, what are you doing?’” Bellinger said Saturday when asked if he’d texted Crow-Armstrong after Friday’s game. “‘You’ve already got enough five-star catches. You don’t need another one.’”
Crow-Armstrong came inches away from robbing Bellinger of his third home run in the Cubs’ 11-0 loss to the Yankees on Saturday, a career high. A young fan caught the ball instead. Bellinger said Friday night, and doubled down Saturday morning, that he thought Crow-Armstrong would have made the play otherwise.