The Chicago Cubs reunite with a $37 million veteran and land two top prospect talents in this proposed trade with the New York Yankees.

Chicago Cubs outfielder Cody Bellinger has picked up his $27.5 million option for the 2025 season, team sources confirmed to The Athletic. Bellinger’s decision to opt into the second year of a potential three-year deal comes as a slight surprise based on the whispers heard near the end of the season.

Cody Bellinger picked up his $27.5 million option for the 2025 season, after previously opting out of his contract.

With the Chicago Cubs reportedly open to moving Cody Bellinger, could the New York Yankees swoop in and land both a corner outfielder and a second baseman to replace Gleyber Torres?

Cody Bellinger has exercised his $27.5MM player option for the 2025 season, according to ESPN's Kiley McDaniel and Jeff Passan

Cody Bellinger will not be heading into the free agent frenzy. On Saturday, Bellinger opted into his $27.5 million player option with the Cubs for the 2025 season, The Post’s Jon Heyman confirmed. The three-year, $80 million deal Bellinger signed with Chicago in the 2024 offseason included opt-outs following both the 2024 season and 2025 season.