CHICAGO – The Chicago Cubs today activated outfielder Cody Bellinger from the 10-day injured list and optioned infielder Matt Mervis to Triple-A Iowa.
Bellinger, 27, was placed on the 10-day injured list May 19 (retroactive to May 16) with a left knee contusion suffered May 15 in Houston. The left-handed batter has hit .271 (39-for-144) with nine doubles, one triple, seven home runs, 20 RBI and an .830 OPS in 37 games for the Cubs this season.
Bellinger owns a .249 batting average (691-for-2,771) with 143 doubles, 20 triples, 159 home runs, 442 RBI and an .819 OPS in 782 major league games in seven seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers (2017-22) and Cubs. The 2017 N.L. Rookie of the Year, the 2019 N.L. Most Valuable Player, a two-time N.L. All-Star (2017, 2019), a 2019 Gold Glove Award winner and a 2019 Silver Slugger Award winner, Bellinger’s 159 home runs since the start of the 2017 campaign are seventh-most among left-handed hitters.
Selected in the fourth round of the 2013 Draft by the Dodgers out of Hamilton High School in Chandler, Ariz., Bellinger is the son of former major leaguer, Clay Bellinger.
Mervis, 25, hit .167 (15-for-90) with two doubles, three home runs and 11 RBI in 27 games for Chicago in his first career major league action after he was selected to the roster May 5.
