Cody Bellinger Swears Off Chicken Wings For 5 Years After Food Poisoning At Hotel

Cody Bellinger had a unsmooth spell of it Tuesday, and we're not talking astir nan New York Yankees' 5-0 loss to nan Detroit Tigers.

Yankees head Aaron Boone revealed earlier Tuesday's crippled that Bellinger was retired owed to nutrient poisoning, pinch nan squad suspecting a bad batch of chickenhearted wings to beryllium nan culprit. The outfielder provided much item Wednesday, revealing nan wings were accepted bone-in wings pinch ranch dressing ordered from room service, per nan New York Post:

“They were bully coming in,” Bellinger said Wednesday.

Not truthful overmuch connected nan measurement out.

“I woke up astatine 4 a.m. sweating and conscionable started throwing up for a fewer hours,” Bellinger said. “It was a reliable morning. … I was down bad.”

Bellinger was successful nan lineup for Wednesday's crippled aft 24 hours of rehydrating. He went 0-for-4 pinch 3 strikeouts and a locomotion successful a 4-3 Yankees victory, hitting 3rd and starting successful halfway field. He besides made an understandable pledge:

“I tin opportunity I will not eat wings for 5 years,” Bellinger said. “I swear. Because nan thought of it correct now makes maine sick.”

Bellinger is successful his first play pinch nan Yankees aft coming complete successful what was fundamentally a salary-dump waste and acquisition pinch nan Chicago Cubs. Through 9 games, he is slashing .206/.268/.294 pinch 1 location tally for nan 7-5 Yankees.