Brandon Belt

The reeling San Francisco Giants were swept at home by the San Diego Padres this past weekend and lost another key player to injury, but manager Gabe Kapler is optimistic that the defending National League West champs are still "in good shape." The Giants announced Sunday that first baseman Brandon...

Prior to yesterday’s game, the Mariners made a number of roster moves:. Newly acquired outfielder Justin Upton will begin his time with the team in Arizona before reporting to Tacoma for games. Former Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Andrew Knapp has signed a minor league contract with the...

The Giants have lost four straight games for the second time in May. They’re now 2-6 against the Padres and Dodgers combined. Not even Alex Wood, the stopper, could fend off a three-game sweep at home to San Diego. The team’s biggest life preserver has also fallen overboard, as...

Well, it happens every year, unfortunately, and it’s happened again: the San Francisco Giants have placed Brandon Belt on the 10-day Injured List, for discomfort and swelling in his knee. The team announced the move before their Sunday series finale against the San Diego Padres. Taking Belt’s place on...

In the middle of the first inning on Sunday, the Giants announced that they’ve placed first baseman Brandon Belt on the 10-day injured list with right knee inflammation. The move is retroactive to May 19, meaning Belt can return on May 29 at the earliest. Before the game, manager Gabe Kapler said he considered Belt “day-to-day.”

Brandon Belt was scratched from Saturday’s lineup and wasn’t ever included in Sunday’s starting nine. Belt, who got his right knee drained Friday, is considered day-to-day, manager Gabe Kapler said. The 34-year-old first baseman has dealt with knee issues in the past, but this specific ailment isn’t considered too serious. But it is holding Belt out Sunday as the Giants try to fend off a sweep from San Diego.

Just as the SF Giants were inching toward a full-strength lineup, they were bitten by the injury bug yet against this weekend. Brandon Belt will join LaMonte Wade Jr. (knee contusion) and Curt Casali (concussion) on the injured list as he battles knee soreness. Injuries pile up as longtime SF...

The Giants moved Belt to the 10-day injured list prior to Sunday's game against the Padres with right knee inflammation. Belt didn't play in either of the Giants' first two games of the weekend before the team elected to place him on the IL for the second time this season, after he was previously on the COVID-19-related IL. The Giants will deactivate Belt with the hope that the swelling in his right knee subsides over the next week and allows him to return after a minimum-length or near-minimum stay on the shelf. Darin Ruf and Wilmer Flores will likely see most of the work at first base while Belt is on the IL.

Belt received a cortisone shot and had his knee drained Sunday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Belt was unavailable for the Giants' weekend series against the Padres and has landed on the injured list for the second time this season. However, he's optimistic that he'll be able to return after spending the minimum of 10 days on the IL. Darin Ruf and Wilmer Flores should see additional time at first base while Belt is sidelined.

Belt was scratched from the lineup for Saturday's game against the Padres due to right knee discomfort, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports. Belt had his right knee drained Friday, and he'll ultimately be held out of the lineup for a second straight game. It's not yet clear whether he'll be available off the bench Saturday, but he should tentatively be considered day-to-day. Wilmer Flores was added to the lineup as the designated hitter.

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Belt isn't starting Friday against the Padres, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports. Belt started in the last eight matchups but will get a breather after he went 1-for-17 with a run, a walk and seven strikeouts over the last four games. Wilmer Flores will shift to first base while Thairo Estrada enters the lineup at the keystone.

Belt went 2-for-3 with a walk, an RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's 7-1 win over the Rockies. Belt has now gone 3-for-8 in two games since he returned from neck stiffness. The first baseman also showed off a little speed with his first stolen base of the year. He hasn't attempted more than seven steals in any of the last six years, so he shouldn't be expected to contribute much in that area. The 34-year-old is slashing .253/.387/.467 with four home runs, 11 RBI and 12 runs scored through 92 plate appearances.

Belt (neck) is starting at first base and batting second Tuesday against the Rockies, Amy Gutierrez of the Giants' official site reports. Belt was listed in the lineup each of the past two days before ultimately being scratched with neck stiffness, and he's once again in the starting nine. Assuming the 34-year-old actually plays Tuesday, it will be only his second appearance since being activated off the COVID-19 injured list Saturday.

San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt was activated off the COVID-19 Injured List on Saturday, only to be scratched from the lineup Sunday. Belt is reportedly dealing with a neck injury that will keep him out against the St. Louis Cardinals as the Giants look to split a four-game series with the NL Central contenders.

Belt is no longer in the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Rockies due to neck stiffness, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports. This is the second day in a row Belt has been scratched from the starting nine, as he's still dealing with a neck issue. Darin Ruf draws the start at first base and will bat fifth in Belt's place.

Belt (neck) will start Monday against the Rockies, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports. Belt was originally listed in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals after leaving Saturday's contest with neck stiffness, but he wound up being scratched. He's ready to go Monday and will look to build on his .239/.386/.463 season slash line.