Dave Roberts benched Cody Bellinger for lack of hustle

Things are not going well for the Los Angeles Dodgers on the field. Following Sunday’s loss to the San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles sits at 12-16 and in fourth place in the NL West. But an incident between Dave Roberts and Cody Bellinger during Sunday’s game might point to a bigger problem.In the fifth inning, Bellinger hit a ball to right center field that would have out of most ballparks. Unfortunately for Bellinger, the deep wall at AT&T park kept his ball in the park. The area is known as “Triple’s Alley” because generally speaking, hitters who put balls out there easily end up at third base. Yet, Bellinger coasted to a double.Not long after, he was removed from the game. Roberts made the reasoning very clear. He also seemed to imply that this was not a one-time problem. Bellinger took issue with the idea that he doesn’t hustle. He explained the situation and noted that based on the game situation, trying to take third wouldn’t have made sense. Interesting.Bellinger’s overall point is correct. When y

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