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On Jan. 1, Jon Heyman of The New York Post<\/a> reported that the New York Yankees<\/a> made a formal contract offer to free-agent hitter\u00a0Cody Bellinger. Nonetheless, the specifics of the Yankees\u2019 offer are unknown, but it\u2019s clear they want the outfielder back in the Bronx. <\/p>\n Moreover, former MLB<\/a> player Todd Frazier also wants to see the 30-year-old back with the Yankees. <\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s great that there\u2019s a proposal, and that\u2019s the first starting ground, just like in any business,\u201d Frazier said on the Jan. 2 edition of \u201cFoul Territory.\u201c<\/a> \u201c\u2026 Hopefully, they meet on even ground. But I don\u2019t think Cody wants to go anywhere else. They say the Mets have been connected, which is why the Mets are always trying to find their way into things. They didn\u2019t use to.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I think the two sides will ultimately come together and figure something out. These things take time, and then they\u2019re like, \u2018All right, we\u2019ll get back to you.\u2019 Then they look somewhere, and the grass isn\u2019t always greener on the other side.\u201d<\/p>\n At 30 years old, this is likely the last big-time contract that Bellinger will receive, so it\u2019s no surprise that he\u2019s taking his time. The former\u00a0Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a>\u00a0star took advantage of playing at Yankee Stadium, posting a .272 batting average with 160 hits, 29 homers, 98 RBIs, and 89 runs scored in 152 games in 2025,\u00a0per StatMuse<\/a>.<\/p>\n Cody Bellinger Told to Remain With Yankees<\/p>\n As a result of Bellinger fitting well in New York, SNY\u2019s Dani Wexelman says the outfielder needs to remain with the Yankees, and the team needs to do everything to keep him.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cCody Bellinger is the obvious choice because he was just there, and he performed really well in Yankee Stadium,\u201c Wexelman said in a\u00a0December 31 video posted by MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cHe is a really nice fit with the team. He\u2019s an even better fit behind Aaron Judge to protect him. And he gives Aaron Boone so many options, right? A guy who is above average on the infield and in the outfield is an incredible resource, and a guy who can be versatile in that way.\u201d<\/p>\n Would Cody Bellinger Consider a Dodgers Return?<\/p>\n Although the Mets and Yankees are linked to Bellinger, the outfielder might not want to remain in the Big Apple, and MLB play-by-play announcer Jenny Cavnar believes the Dodgers are the Yankees\u2019 most significant threat for the player. <\/p>\n \u201cIf a contract is out to Cody Bellinger right now, it\u2019s in his court,\u201c Cavnar said in a\u00a0video posted by MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM on January 2<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s in his court and his agency\u2019s court. They\u2019re countering, they\u2019re listening to other offers.<\/p>\n \u201cWho do you think the biggest competition is? That\u2019s my question at this point in time. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s a team from the American League. I think their biggest competition is going to be the reigning World Series champs. You want to talk about a reunion.\u201d<\/p>\n Nonetheless, it will be interesting to see if Bellinger would consider returning to the Dodgers, as one of the team\u2019s weaknesses last season was their outfield play. Los Angeles already addressed their main issue in 2025, which was their closer role with the signing of former New York Mets<\/a> reliever Edwin Diaz, and Bellinger could be the other. <\/p>\n \n\t\t\tEduardo Razo<\/a> Eduardo Razo is a sports writer for Heavy.com, covering the NFL, MLB, and college football. He has previously covered the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB for NBC Sports Washington and NBC Sports Bay Area & California, and has freelanced for PSG Talk, covering Paris Saint-Germain. He also worked as an editor at Athlon Sports, focusing on MLB and the NFL. More about Eduardo Razo<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMore Heavy on Yankees\n\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty (Photo by Kent J. 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