Professional athletes are known to provide hints from time to time on social media about their loyalty to a franchise. In that vein, New York Yankees outfielder and former NL MVP Cody Bellinger is now a free agent, and his Instagram profile reflects that freedom.

Fans noticed a change in Bellinger’s Insta profile in recent days, and it went viral on X. Bellinger changed his profile picture to an avatar of a player wearing a blank hat, a nod to his free-agent status and capacity to sign anywhere for 2026 and beyond.

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has been open about the club’s desire to bring Bellinger back, but time will tell if negotiations will allow for that to happen. Bellinger promises to have other suitors , including his former team the Los Angeles Dodgers, as well as

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