Brandon Belt’s 12-year tenure with the SFGiants has come to an end, but he couldn’t leave without dropping a cruel joke.
He was drafted by the Giants in the fifth round of the 2009 MLB Draft and helped San Francisco win two World Series. But inconsistency and injuries plagued Belt's game.
Belt had a career year in 2021 when he hit 29 homers in 97 games. He followed it up with just eight homers in 78 games last season, a year that was cut short by knee surgery in September. Talks began with about 12 to 15 teams, Belt said, and then it dwindled down to the final four. The Giants were his obvious first choice, but he understands"We‘ve been talking with the Giants and it was something that we were trying to get done because I’ve spent my whole career in San Francisco obviously," Belt said."The Giants organization holds a special place in my heart. It’s something that I wanted to do. In the end, it didn’t work out.
"I think when it came down to it, we were having to decide between these last three to four teams, I feel like I woke up on that final day and I got the most excited about going and playing in Toronto for the Blue Jays; for a whole lot of reasons and I think the main one is they have a great roster. They have a lot of good ball players, a lot of good young ball players. We’re going to make a run at the championship this year.
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