In Game 7 of the NLCS, with the score tied 3-3 in the bottom of the seventh, Cody Bellinger stepped in for a crucial at-bat against Braves reliever Chris Martin. Bellinger had faced Martin the night before and expected more outside fastballs. Martin delivered just that—pounding the outside corner with cutters and four-seamers. Bellinger stayed patient, working the count and fouling off pitches. At 2-2, Martin missed his spot again, and this time Bellinger crushed it. He knew it right away, walking slowly out of the box while the ball sailed into the right-field stands. A fan made a clean catch and the section erupted. Bellinger celebrated with his teammates, delivering a massive forearm shiver in the dugout—so hard it knocked his own shoulder out of place. Trainers popped it back in so he could return to play defense in the next inning.
This wasn’t the first time Bellinger dislocated his shoulder. He did the same diving at first base the year before and still came back to hit a double in that game. Though clearly in pain after this home run celebration, he stayed in the game and helped the Dodgers finish off the win to clinch their spot in the World Series. The moment showed both Bellinger’s clutch timing at the plate and his unfortunate track record of injuring himself during big celebrations.