Reports: Yankees acquire OF/1B Cody Bellinger from Cubs

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The Chicago Cubs traded former National League MVP Cody Bellinger to the New York Yankees on Monday for right-handed pitcher Cody Poteet, several reports said.

The Yankees will take on the bulk of Bellinger's $27.5 million salary, but Chicago kicked in $5 million to New York in the deal, according to reports.

Bellinger has two years remaining on his current contract, counting a pla