After Cody Bellinger suffered food poisoning from a bad batch of chicken wings, Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo claimed the New York Yankees outfielder only has himself to blame. The Yankees were in Detroit earlier this week, and with the NCAA men’s basketball championship game on Monday night, Bellinger decided to order wings via the hotel’s room service. Unfortunately, several hours after enjoying the wings, he woke up sweating and vomiting, forcing him to be scratched from Tuesday’s game against the Tigers. Upon discovering it was hotel wings that caused his illness, Russo expressed disbelief at Bellinger’s food choice.
Cody Bellinger getting food poisoning from chicken wings has left @MadDogUnleashed bewildered. Just get a grilled cheese sandwich. pic.twitter.com/mIGOUvMpwX
— Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) April 9, 2025
“Cody Bellinger got sick on some chicken wings,” Russo stated on his SiriusXM Radio show. “Why would you have chicken wings from a hotel? Make yourself a grilled cheese sandwich and call it a day. I mean, jeez… Grilled cheese, tomato, and some potato chips and a glass of milk, that should carry you as far as that is concerned.” The idea that Russo shops for milk and grilled cheese ingredients upon checking into a hotel is amusing itself, but where does he think the Yankees stay in Detroit that makes it unsafe for a player to order wings? If only he had experienced some of the restaurants and kitchens I’ve ordered wings from over the years.
Bellinger might not be ready to start preparing his own grilled cheese and glass of milk in every city the Yankees visit, but he at least agrees with Russo about steering clear of wings in the future. “I can say I will not eat wings for five years,” Bellinger told reporters after returning to the Yankees lineup this week. “I swear. Because the thought of it right now makes me sick.”
Now, Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo, a radio Hall-of-Famer and First Take talking head, is not only entertaining but essentially acting as the New York Yankees’ nutritionist as well.
