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Dodgers to sit Cody Bellinger for a few games amid another batting slump

MILWAUKEE — The door to Dave Roberts’ office stayed shut a little longer than usual after Monday night’s game. Inside, the Dodgers manager had sat down Cody Bellinger, the former MVP center fielder who, amid another up-and-down season, had started slumping again over the past week. There was no reprimanding Bellinger’s effort. No admonishing his attitude or work ethic. But there was an ...
Cody Bellinger of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a sacrifice fly in the second inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on June 23, 2022 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

MILWAUKEE — The door to Dave Roberts’ office stayed shut a little longer than usual after Monday night’s game.

Inside, the Dodgers manager had sat down Cody Bellinger, the former MVP center fielder who, amid another up-and-down season, had started slumping again over the past week.

There was no reprimanding Bellinger’s effort. No admonishing his attitude or work ethic.

But there was an acknowledgment that, with the slugger’s numbers dipping again, Roberts felt it was time to give the

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