Quotes from Cody Bellinger

I've seen my dad's three rings. I'd love to have one for myself.

I didn't want to go to college. I went to Oregon two days to visit. And they were two sunny days. But me in college was not something I really wanted to do.

Your bat's not always going to be there.

I take great pride in my defense because the bat is not always going to be there.

Respect the game on and off the field and if you do that, you're going to have the respect among your peers.

I always felt defense was a big part of my game.

I think any way you can help offensively or defensively, and if you can get both in one day, that's a huge confidence booster and everyone wants to do that.

I just say what comes to my mind and sometimes it's not the brightest.

I like Frappucinos. For their sugar.

It was really cool coming back here to Chase Field. I played here in high school and went to a lot of games as a kid.

I know what a full season is like in the big leagues. It's not going to be a surprise anymore.

I hate when pitchers get me out multiple times. It's probably an ego thing, but I don't like that.

When you're not hitting and they're making good pitches, it's hard.

I created a little thing with my hands, just to create a more consistent plane to backspin balls, and obviously growing into your body helps. It's kind of complicated, more about starting the barrel flat and then creating a movement - flat to up, I guess - going towards the pitcher.

Our hitting coaches have done a great job of understanding when I don't look right at the plate and getting me back on track.

I don't really look at stats or whatever. You see them on the big screen. But other than that, I don't pay too much attention to it. I did know about my dad's home run total. Other than that, I don't like to know. It's pointless. Whether you know or don't know, you don't want to think about it. You just want to go out and play the game.

I've been around clubhouses a long time, I know how to maneuver around the clubhouse.

I'm still learning about my swing more. I continue to learn, with the help of my hitting instructors.

I'm understanding how to use my swing and working in the cage every day to repeat what I'm doing. Just not trying to do too much.

I'll be the first one to admit I had some bad at-bats. But I've had periods where I've struck out four times and then struck out four times again. It only takes one swing to get out of it.

You take a couple of days off, and your swing is going to be off. I think it takes 15, 20 at-bats to really feel comfortable again.

That's how baseball works. You put some good swings on the ball and it goes out of there.

The more positions you can play, the more ways you can help the team.

I think growing into a frame is important, not being - in my case - 160-170 pounds.