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2023 Batting
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| Regular Season | .251 | 16 | 38 | .839 | 0 |
Top Brandon Belt News
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Blue Jays' Brandon Belt: Resumes hitting
Belt (back) began a hitting progression Tuesday, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Manager John Schneider noted that Belt may be able to play in a rehab game with Triple-A Buffalo before the minor-league season ends, but it will depend on how quickly Belt is able to recover. The 35-year-old landed on the injured list Sept. 12 due to back spasms and should still be able to make it back to Toronto's lineup before the end of the season.
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Blue Jays' Brandon Belt: Hits IL with back spasms
Toronto placed Belt on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with lumbar spine muscle spasms.
Belt exited Monday's game against the Rangers with back spasms and it's serious enough that the Blue Jays will give him at least 10 days to get right. Spencer Horwitz is essentially taking on all of Belt's duties and is hitting cleanup Tuesday against Max Scherzer.
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Blue Jays' Brandon Belt: Out with back issue Tuesday
Belt (back) is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Rangers.
Belt, who left Monday's game early due to lower-back muscle spasms, likely would have been in the lineup Tuesday against righty Max Scherzer if he were able physically. Spencer Horwitz will start at first base and hit cleanup. With the Jays facing lefty Jordan Montgomery on Wednesday, Belt likely will be held out until at least Thursday's matchup against Nathan Eovaldi.
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Blue Jays' Brandon Belt: Exits early Monday
Belt was removed from Monday's game against the Rangers due to lower back muscle spasms.
Belt will be considered day-to-day until further notice. Spencer Horwitz stepped into the DH spot in Belt's place.
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Blue Jays' Brandon Belt: Rejoins starting nine
Belt (illness) is in the lineup for Monday's game against the Rangers.
A back issue and an illness prevented Belt from starting Toronto's last eight games, but he has recovered from both and is ready to return to action. He will serve as the designated hitter and bat cleanup for the Blue Jays on Monday night.
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Blue Jays' Brandon Belt: Sitting again Sunday
Belt (illness) is out of the lineup again Sunday versus the Royals.
Belt hasn't appeared in a game since Sept. 2, first due to back trouble and then because of an illness. Granted, he probably would have sat Sunday either way with left-hander Cole Ragans toeing the slab for Kansas City. Bo Bichette will take a turn in the DH role as Ernie Clement starts at shortstop.
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Blue Jays' Brandon Belt: Sits again Saturday
Belt (illness) remains out of the lineup Saturday against the Royals.
Belt hasn't played in a week, first due to back issues and then due to a stomach virus. It's not clear exactly when he'll return to the field, but the Blue Jays haven't felt the need to place him on the injured list to this point. Spencer Horwitz will be Saturday's designated hitter.
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Blue Jays' Brandon Belt: Remains sidelined Friday
Belt (illness) isn't in the Blue Jays' lineup Friday against the Royals.
Friday will mark the fifth straight game Belt has missed, as he continues to fight off a stomach virus. Davis Schneider will replace Belt as Toronto's DH.
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Blue Jays' Brandon Belt: Not in Wednesday's lineup
Belt (illness) is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Oakland, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Belt probably wouldn't have started this one anyway, with lefty JP Sears taking the ball for the Athletics. Belt has been banged up recently, though, first with a back issue and more recently a stomach virus. Belt is with the team Wednesday but is not expected to be available off the bench, per Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca. The Blue Jays are off Thursday, so Belt will aim to to be back in action Friday when Toronto returns home.
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Blue Jays' Brandon Belt: Remains out Tuesday
Belt (illness) isn't in the Blue Jays' lineup Tuesday against the Athletics.
A stomach virus kept Belt out of Monday's lineup, and the issue seems to still be bothering him ahead of Tuesday's contest. George Springer will serve as Toronto's DH while Belt recovers, allowing Cavan Biggio to start in right field and bat sixth.
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Blue Jays' Brandon Belt: Away with stomach virus
Belt is being kept away from the Blue Jays on Monday because of a stomach virus, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Belt has missed time with a back issue recently, but it would appear the stomach virus is the main reason for his absence from the lineup for a second straight day. Consider him day-to-day. Vladimir Guerrero is at designated hitter and Spencer Horwitz is playing first base Monday.
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Blue Jays' Brandon Belt: Out with back injury
Belt (back) is not in the lineup for Monday's game in Oakland.
Belt has now missed three straight starts and five of the last six games with a nagging back issue. The Blue Jays haven't seemed concerned that it could lead to a stint on the injured list, but the odds that it will increase as his absence lingers. Vladimir Guerrero is at designated hitter and Spencer Horwitz is playing first base Monday.
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Blue Jays' Brandon Belt: Scratched with back tightness
The Blue Jays scratched Belt from the lineup ahead of Sunday's game against the Rockies due to lower-back tightness.
Just 10 minutes before Sunday's 3:10 p.m. ET opening pitch, the Blue Jays opted to hold Belt out of the lineup while he continues to deal with the back issues that first cropped up this past Tuesday. After missing three days, Belt returned to the lineup for the first two games of the series in Colorado, going 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a walk and two additional runs. Spencer Horwitz was added to the lineup as a replacement for Belt and will start at first base and bat fifth Sunday.
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Blue Jays' Brandon Belt: Back at DH on Friday
Belt (back) is serving as the Blue Jays' designated hitter and batting cleanup Friday at Colorado.
Belt missed the final two games of the Jays' previous series against the Nationals due to nagging back trouble, but he's good to go Friday versus the Rockies. The 35-year-old has registered an .834 OPS with 15 home runs through 94 games this season for Toronto, and he's a career .317/.375/.563 hitter at Coors Field.
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Blue Jays' Brandon Belt: Could pinch hit Wednesday
Belt (back) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals, but manager John Schneider didn't rule out Belt being available as a pinch hitter, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Given that back troubles are nothing new for Belt, the Blue Jays will most likely stay away from him if they can help it. The 35-year-old is optimistic that he'll be able to avoid the 10-day injured list and return to the lineup in short order, and he should benefit from the Blue Jays having off Thursday before opening a three-game series in Colorado on Friday.
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Blue Jays' Brandon Belt: Doesn't expect to be out long
Belt told Hazel Mae of Sportsnet on Wednesday that his back injury is "not going to keep me out for a long time."
Belt had been set to enter mid-game in Tuesday's loss to the Nationals, but he noted that his back locked up on him after he took some swings. The veteran said he's dealt with back problems in the past and thus knows how to manage them. Belt may receive another day off or two to move past the issue, but the 35-year-old seems confident that he'll be able to avoid the injured list.
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Blue Jays' Brandon Belt: Experiencing back spasms
Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Belt wasn't available Tuesday against Washington after experiencing lower back spasms, Rob Longley of the Toronto Sun reports.
Belt was left out of the Jays' lineup Tuesday due to left-hander MacKenzie Gore serving as Washington's starter, but back spasms prevented him from entering as a pinch hitter/runner. Belt's status for Wednesday's contest is unclear, but an update on his status will presumably come before the game.
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Blue Jays' Brandon Belt: On bench against lefty
Belt will sit against lefty Logan Allen and the Guardians on Saturday.
Belt has started against just five southpaws all season, so it's no surprise to see him hit the bench here. Bo Bichette will rest his legs as the designated hitter, with Santiago Espinal starting at shortstop.
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Blue Jays' Brandon Belt: Homers again Thursday
Belt went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Thursday's loss to Baltimore.
Belt now has four homers in his last four games. Since the start of August, he's gone 20-for-63 (.317) with seven long balls and a 1.148 OPS. Overall, it's been an impressive bounce-back campaign from the veteran first-baseman in his first year with Toronto. Belt's now slashing .256/.372/.478 with 15 homers, 46 runs scored and 37 RBI across 360 plate appearances.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-3, 230 lbs |
| Birthplace: Nacogodoches, TX |
| Age: 35 |
| School: Texas |
| Experience: 11 |
| Bats/Throws: L, L |