The New York Yankees are in the middle of a lot of offseason rumors. From being the frontrunners to sign Tatsuya Imai, to a possible Devin Williams reunion, and everything in between. This free agency class also boasts several big bats, led by Kyle Tucker, Cody Bellinger, Kyle Schwarber, Bo Bichette, and Pete Alonso.
Now, New York has gotten an update on one of their top targets. A recent survey of MLB executives paints a grim picture for the chances of a Bellinger reunion with the Yankees.
New York Yankees’ Cody Bellinger Won’t Return
MLB executives were recently surveyed for TSN. MLB analyst Jesse Rogers compiled the survey into an article, and the results could surprise some fans.
For starters, the executives were asked which hitter out of Alex Bregman, Bellinger, Alonso, and Schwarber was most likely to return to their original team.
“What’s most interesting is not who got votes for this question,” Rogers wrote on November 26, 2026. “Schwarber makes sense as the leading answer here — but that not a single person has Bellinger returning to the Yankees. He provided some much-needed balance to their lineup.”
Seven executives voted for Schwarber’s return, four for Alonso’s, and four for Bregman’s.
These results beg a simple question: what do the executives know that everyone else doesn’t?
Yankees Going Through Another Juan Soto Situation?
Earlier in November, it was clear that bringing back Bellinger was a top priority for the Yankees. Greg Joyce of the New York Post reveals that Bellinger fit in well with his teammates in New York.
“The 31-year-old was well-liked in his time with the Yankees,” Joyce wrote on November 10th. “But also has an injury history despite staying mostly healthy the last two seasons. The easiest and cleanest domino to fall to set up the Yankees’ ideal offseason would be for Cody Bellinger to re-sign.”
However, just because someone is well-liked does not mean that player will return to the team. It’s a positive sign, for sure, but it’s not indicative of the choice they will make.
Still, Yankees fans may feel like their spidey senses are tingling, or just a sting of deja vu. Jon Heyman, also of the New York Post, explains why that may be the case.
“The Yankees will have company in their efforts to bring back Cody Bellinger, including from the Mets, who currently have openings at 1B and CF,” Heyman wrote the day after Joyce. “Some may recall the Mets signed a Yankees OF last winter. Re-signing Bellinger is the No. 1 Yankees priority — as re-signing Juan Soto was a year ago.”
Juan Who?
Almost one year ago, Juan Soto signed a massive deal with the New York Mets after spending a year with the Yankees. He opted for a 15-year, $765 million new contract with the other New York team instead of returning after a 41-homerun season.
The reported proposal to Soto, which was on the table from the Yankees, was a 16-year, $760 million contract.
Ouch.
With that information in the back of fans’ minds, it’s no wonder that the possibility of Bellinger not returning leaves a bitter taste in their mouths.
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