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BRANDON BELT #13 - DESIGNATED HITTER - TORONTO BLUE JAYS
Giants first baseman Brandon Belt has surgery on right heel Giants first baseman Brandon Belt had surgery to remove a bone spur from his right heel.
Opts for surgery on heel Belt underwent surgery to have a bone spur removed from his right heel, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Impact The 32-year-old battled an injury in a similar spot during summer camp, but it's now been rectified heading into the 2021 campaign. The injury wasn't overly impactful on Belt's performance during the shortened season, as he had a career-best .309/.425/.591 slash line with nine homers in 51 games. The team didn't offer a recovery timeline, but the veteran first baseman will have nearly four months to get back to full strength before the start of spring training.
OCTOBER 14, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
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Two-hit performance Saturday Belt went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Saturday's loss against San Diego.
Impact Belt started another hitting streak and has hit safely in seven of the Giants' last eight games. Despite enduring a slow start to the season, Belt will end the 2020 campaign as one of San Francisco's top offensive threats. He enters the final game of the year hitting .315 with a 1.032 OPS -- both are career-best marks for the 32-year-old veteran.
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On bench against lefty Belt is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Rockies, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
Impact Belt is 4-for-28 in his last nine games and will head to the bench with southpaw Kyle Freeland pitching for Colorado. Wilmer Flores covers first base while Austin Slater serves as the designated hitter Tuesday.
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Sits against southpaw Belt will sit against lefty Jesus Luzardo and the Athletics on Saturday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
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Sitting against lefty Belt is not in the lineup Thursday against the Mariners, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Impact Belt will take a seat Thursday versus Seattle southpaw Nick Margevicius after starting seven straight games. Wilmer Flores shifts to first base while Austin Slater starts in right field in the series finale.
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Snaps funk with homer Belt went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 9-3 win over the Mariners.
Impact Belt extended the Giants' lead to 4-0 with his homer off Ljay Newsome in the third inning. The homer ended a 0-for-12 skid for Belt, who now has eight round-trippers on the year. The first baseman has added 24 RBI, 20 runs scored and a .305/.401/.602 slash line in 40 games.
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