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Watch: Bellinger sets historic Dodgers pace with monster 9th HR

Kelvin Kuo / USA TODAY Sports

The kid is for real.

Thanks to multiple injuries to their lineup early in the season, the Los Angeles Dodgers were forced to call up their No. 1 prospect, Cody Bellinger, from Triple-A. Bellinger, however, is making the most of his rushed promotion, as the rookie crushed his ninth home run in 24 games Saturday night against the Miami Marlins, making him the fastest Dodger in franchise history to reach the mark.

To encapsulate just how crucial Bellinger has been in the lineup since making his MLB debut April 25 against the rival San Francisco Giants, his nine home runs also already lead the Dodgers with Yasiel Puig and Corey Seager trailing the 21-year-old with eight and seven homers, respectively.

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