Cody Bellinger of the Los Angeles Dodgers has set a new record in the National League: his Dodgers’ 4-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants saw the First Baseman beat his 39th in a 4-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants.Homerun in the current season.No rookie had ever done that before.
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The 22-year-old is a huge favourite for the Rookie of the Year Award in the NL.Now he is immortalized elsewhere in the record books.He had started the season in the Minor Leagues, after 20 games, of which the Dodgers had only won nine, but had been appointed to the Major League squad.
“It was fantastic,”Bellinger said Friday about his rookie season.”I’m just trying to enjoy it as much as I can.”
Its 39.Homerun was a three-run shot in the third inning.Previously, he had shared the best score in the National League with Wally Berger (1930) and Frank Robinson (1956).He could also be the third player to complete 40 homeruns in a season he started at the age of 21.Previously, only the Hall of Fames Eddie Mathews (47 Homeruns 1953) and Mel Ott (42 Homeruns 1929) had succeeded.
Only in the American League are two rookies ahead of him: Mark McGwire had set the best mark in the AL in 1987 (49), but she is currently under attack by Yankees rookie Aaron Judge (previously 46).
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