Cody Bellinger arrived at Camelback Ranch in Phoenix on Friday with a few things to say. And when he was finished dislodging the hot anguish that’s been festering in his chest since he watched the Houston Astros celebrate winning a World Series championship on his home field in 2017, there were no survivors.



First, the reigning National League MVP torched Astros owner Jim Crane for his “weak” apology on Thursday. Then, without even taking a breath, he called out MLB commissioner Rob Manfred by name for his decision not to punish players who were caught cheating.



“I thought Manfred’s punishment was weak, giving them immunity,” he said. “I mean, these guys were cheating for three years.”



Bellinger didn’t stop there. He said he, along with everyone else in baseball, had lost respect for every Astros player and called their apologies “whatever.” Then, to the delight of New York Yankees fans —...