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As Belt squared to bunt Sunday at Coors Field and launch a surprise attack against a shifted Rockies infield, a yanked pitch from a rookie reliever interrupted all the good vibes. “I want to utilize that and help this team win ballgames.”Īnd now … what an unfortunate waste. “I really feel like I’m coming into my prime as a hitter, maybe mentally more than anything, and I don’t want to waste that,” Belt told me in San Diego last week. He had become one of the most dominant hitters in the major leagues.

And in his age 33 season, he had finally arrived. This is the cruelest part: He was a player who had searched his entire career to fulfill his promise, enduring seasons spoiled by concussions and crises of confidence, hearing the cheering crowds with the gnawing knowledge that not every fan or even everyone in a Giants uniform believed in him. But he is one of the most indispensable players on their roster, and not merely because of what he gives them between the lines. Wilmer Flores will see time there as well.īelt is not irreplaceable. Wade made the start Tuesday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Giants expect to activate Ruf from the injured list Thursday to start against Madison Bumgarner. and Darin Ruf each posted a higher OPS as a first baseman. When Belt missed 45 games earlier this season because of an oblique strain and a jammed knee, LaMonte Wade Jr. This is not an offense that relies too heavily on any one source. It isn’t that the Giants will be without a hitter who leads them in home runs. Half their position players are capable of manning that spot. The cruelest part isn’t that the Giants will be without their first baseman for the most important games of the season. It’s another challenge, but he’s been here before.” “It’s as confident as he’s been as a major league player. “He’s disappointed,” Giants manager Gabe Kapler said.

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An X-ray on Monday revealed a fracture in Belt’s left thumb and an examination Tuesday yielded the unfortunate prognosis: Belt’s recovery will require four weeks, as The Athletic first reported, wiping out the final week of an epic National League West race, leaving open only a glimmer of hope that he could rejoin them on a potential World Series roster, and possibly ending a decade-long tenure as the Giants’ first baseman.