Cody Bellinger, Dodgers, uncomfortable with fellow Christian Yelich, injured after the end of the season

BALTIMORE – Cody Bellinger spent the evening of Tuesday celebrating with his team as the Dodgers won the title of the National League West.

His counterpart with Christian Yelich, his rival with the Milwaukee Brewers and the MVP, did not have such a good night. In his first game against the Miami Marlins, Yelich made a mistake on his right kneecap. The Westlake High product has a broken patella and is finished for the season. The Brewers are sitting one game in a playoff spot.

"Honestly, my first thought was to say how (terrible)," said Bellinger. "We have become very close over the years. I do not know man, that's for sure (it stinks). I do not know how much a broken patella is beyond (it ends Yelich's season). I hope that he will be able to readjust to the offseason and recover 100 percent for the 2020 season. "

The Brewers gave no time for Yelich's recovery after Tuesday's injury. Doctors will assess whether surgery is needed to repair the fracture.

Yelich ends this season with an average of .329 (third at NL), 1,100 OPS (first in MLB) and 44 homers (tied with Bellinger for second place at NL). However, the fact that Yelich's season ends a few weeks earlier and the Brewers' precarious post-season future could have an impact on the most valuable player's vote – which could benefit Bellinger (or the growing candidacy of Anthony Rendon of Washington).

"I think the thought of the most useful player has been in the background of your mind because you hear about it every game," said Bellinger, who hears the "MVP" vocals of Dodgers fans. at home and on the road. "But I really have no idea what voters are looking for. I do not even know who's voting, so I do not know how it affects him. "

The most valuable player vote takes place among members of the Baseball Writers Association of America (the same group that awarded Bellinger the Newfoundland Rookie Award in 2017).

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said his first reaction after hearing about Yelich's injury Tuesday night was "disappointment and sadness for Christian".

"Cody still has to play and play well," Roberts said. "If he does that, he'll take care of himself, and if he does not, he'll take care of himself too."

IRM FOR TURNER

Justin Turner was no longer in training on Wednesday, his third consecutive game that he missed due to a pain in his left ankle. Turner can not know when he was injured and said the diagnosis was for the moment a ligament sprain.

Turner spent X-rays in Los Angeles before the Dodgers left the city for the six-game trip, but Roberts said Turner would also have an MRI on his ankle Wednesday night or Thursday morning.

"X-rays in LA were inconclusive," Roberts said. "I guess that could be considered a good thing. But symptomatically, it does not feel good. "

Roberts said "there was a match that Justin had to play, he would play" and stated that he was "not very concerned" by the fact that the ankle injury became a problem in the long run.