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Any Yankees fans still shedding tears over Juan Soto‘s Pinstripes departure can go ahead and put a pause on the waterworks … ’cause Cody Bellinger‘s dad tells TMZ Sports NYY actually got better by not keeping the star slugger.
In fact, Clay Bellinger said this week he doesn’t think it’s particularly close … explaining the haul his former team was able to get with the $700-plus million they had earmarked for Soto was significant.
“You’re getting three or four guys instead of one,” Clay said. “It ended up being a no-brainer. For me, anyway.”
Of course, after Soto spurned the Yanks’ big offer for the Mets’ $765 million, the Yankees went out and added, among others, Devin Williams, Paul Goldschmidt, Max Fried — and Cody.
All four have been significant contributors so far — and with Soto struggling a bit to find his footing with the Mets — Clay is making it clear, he likes the way NYY’s side of the ledger is looking these days.
As for how his son is enjoying it … Clay — who played three seasons for the Yankees from 1999 to 2001 — said Cody’s been loving it so far in the Bronx.
He actually told us you might be seeing the father-and-son duo on the Yankee Stadium field soon … revealing he’s all signed up to make an appearance at Old-Timers’ Day later this summer.
