Sources -- Cody Bellinger, Cubs agree on 3-year, $80 million deal - ESPN

Free agent Cody Bellinger is returning to the Chicago Cubs after reaching agreement on a three-year, $80 million deal, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan.

The deal includes opt-outs after each of the first two years, according to sources.

Bellinger, 28, won Comeback Player of the Year honors last season, when he hit a career-high .307 with 26 homers and 97 RBIs after signing a $17.5 million, one-year deal with the Chicago Cubs as a free agent. He went free again after declining a $25 million mutual option and taking a $5 million buyout.

A two-time All-Star voted the 2017 NL Rookie of the Year and 2019 NL MVP with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Bellinger was limited to 95 games during the 2021 regular season, when he was on the injured list three times and batted .165. He played 144 games in 2022 but hit just .210 with 19 homers in his final season in L.A.