One of the main subplots to the 2019 season has been the National League MVP race between Cody Bellinger and Christian Yelich. Whereas Bellinger’s success has contributed to the Dodgers boasting one of the top records in baseball, Yelich’s Milwaukee Brewers have fought for their postseason lives.
Bellinger’s historic start to the season vaulted him to the forefront of the MVP conversation, though some regression led to some pegging Yelich as the favorite to win the award for a second consecutive year.
Bellinger and Yelich have both expressed mutual admiration for each other and done their part to embrace the “Belli vs.