Cody Bellinger becomes first Dodgers rookie to hit for the cycle

Cody Bellinger did it at the expense of the Marlins on Saturday night

Dodgers rookie slugger Cody Bellinger came into Saturday night's game against the Marlins with a 2017 slash line of .261/.341/.613 and 25 home runs in 71 games (LAD-MIA GameTracker). Then he went out and hit for the cycle.

In the first, he singled. In the third, he did this ... 

Cody Bellinger is RIDICULOUS. pic.twitter.com/GpqbJ3bHwa

— Stadium (@watchstadium) July 16, 2017

Speaking of which ... 

Cody Bellinger: 26 HR. Only Dodgers rookie with more in a season? Hall-of-Famer Mike Piazza with 35 in 1993 (Pederson, Seager each hit 26)

— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) July 16, 2017

Anyhow, in the fourth he doubled, and in the sixth he ripped the clinching triple ... 

Cody Bellinger rips a triple over the head of Giancarlo Stanton and becomes the first Dodgers rookie to hit for the cycle!!! #LetsGoDodgers pic.twitter.com/cL8E2WTl24

— TheRenderMLB (@TheRenderMLB) July 16, 2017

With that, he became the first rookie in Dodger history to hit for the cycle (and they've had some good rookies, you know). At this writing, Bellinger is batting .272/.350/.642. He's steadily moved beyond "NL Rookie of the Year front-runner" all the way to "serious NL MVP candidate."