One of the more entertaining narratives during the 2019 Major League Baseball season was the friendly rivalry that developed between Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star Cody Bellinger and the 2018 National League MVP, Christian Yelich of the Milwaukee Brewers.
Yelich was looking to defend his MVP crown and began the season on a torrid pace. Bellinger also got off to a hot start as he looked to dethrone Yelich, setting up a “Yeli vs. Belli” media campaign that lasted the entire season.
Bellinger ultimately won the MVP Award after Yelich got hurt and missed most of the last month of the year, but both players turned in terrific seasons and were arguably two of the best three players in baseball along with Mike Trout.