This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/cubs as Cody Bellinger Gets Revenge on Cubs by Setting Major League Baseball History. It feels long ago that Cody Bellinger was a key part of this Chicago Cubs lineup.

The Cubs will soon send a pair of high-profile outfielders to Atlanta for the All-Star Game, with a third -- Seiya Suzuki \-\- deserving of a nod, too. But on Friday night in the Bronx, the game belonged to the one who got away.

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And lefthander Carlos Rodon certainly pitched like one on Friday night by turning in his best performance of the season as the Yankees dominated the NL Central-leading Cubs. 11-0, before a sellout crowd of 46,327 at the Stadium.

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Facing the Cubs for the first time since they traded him to the Yankees last offseason, Bellinger delivered the first three-homer game of his career.

Cubs Predicted to Cut Ties With Former Top Prospect in Major League Baseball originally appeared on Athlon Sports. A few years ago, Vidal Brujan was viewed as one of the better prospects in Major League Baseball with the Tampa Bay Rays.

Cubs manager Craig Counsell held rookie Matt Shaw out of the starting lineup on Wednesday, giving the young third baseman a day to focus on his pregame work without worrying too much about the night’s game against the Twins.

The Chicago Cubs have long been connected to a trade for Miami Marlins ace Sandy Alcántara. One MLB insider recently added more fuel to the fire.