When we last saw Cody Bellinger’s face when it wasn’t pondering existence, he appeared to be in a lot of pain.
In Game 7 of the NLCS, he hit the go-ahead homer for the Los Angeles Dodgers, then gave a forearm smash to teammate Kike Hernandez that turned out to dislocate Bellinger’s shoulder.
Bellinger knew he needed a new celebration, since the Dodgers need his arm intact to hit mammoth home runs and make amazing plays in the field.
So what did he end up doing after a home run in Game 1 of the 2020 World Series? He didn’t use his hands or arms at all!
No shoulder injury this time! 😂
Cody Bellinger now using the "foot celebration" after home runs. pic.twitter.com/MIuvRLbaNL
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 21, 2020
That’s right! Toe taps! LeBron James approved.
Hahaha!! Leg tap celebrations for him.
— LeBron James (@KingJames) October 21, 2020
Brilliant move right there. Here’s what Bellinger had to say about it:
"Go out and treat tomorrow like it's Game 1 and make sure we don't get too carried away with ourselves."
Cody Bellinger joined @Ken_Rosenthal and talked about how the @Dodgers aren't going to look ahead at being just 3 wins away from a WS Title. pic.twitter.com/zZp6D0t0iF
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 21, 2020
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