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Cubs hoping they can get the right numbers from Cody Bellinger

The next chapter in Cody Bellinger's professional baseball career began Saturday with a mistake as he walked to the plate for his first at-bat as a member of the Chicago Cubs. "Number 35," the public address announcer bellowed at Sloan Park, "Cody Bellinger!" The problem: Bellinger isn't No. 35 anymore. That was his number with the Dodgers. Those days are over. He's No. 24 now. The blue is a ...
Cubs outfielder Cody Bellinger is introduced at the opening ceremony of the Cubs Convention on Jan. 13, 2023.

The next chapter in Cody Bellinger's professional baseball career began Saturday with a mistake as he walked to the plate for his first at-bat as a member of the Chicago Cubs.

"Number 35," the public address announcer bellowed at Sloan Park, "Cody Bellinger!"

The problem: Bellinger isn't No. 35 anymore. That was his number with the Dodgers. Those days are over. He's No. 24 now. The blue is a little different. There's a little more red. He's playing for a team without World Series expectations for the first time in his career, but the pressure to recapture his All-Star form remains.

Bellinger's time with the Dodgers abruptly

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