The Toronto Blue Jays activated first baseman Brandon Belt (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list on Wednesday and optioned first baseman Spencer Horwitz to Triple-A Buffalo in a corresponding move. Belt will serve as the designated hitter and bat third in the order in his return on Wednesday against Miami Marlins right-hander Sandy Alcantara. The 35-year-old left-handed slugger missed the minimum time on the 10-day IL. He will return to a .263/.378/.434 slash line with an .812 OPS, four ...

Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Brandon Belt (hamstring) has been placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to June 11. The team also reinstated catcher Danny Jansen (groin) from the 10-day IL, placed right-hander Adam Cimber on the paternity list, recalled infielder Ernie Clement and right-hander Bowden Francis from Triple-A Buffalo and optioned catcher Tyler Heineman to Buffalo. Belt was pulled out of Saturday's contest early due to a left-hamstring issue. Luckily, the MRI came back ...

Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Brandon Belt (hamstring) is considered day-to-day after an MRI revealed no structural damage. That's good news after Belt was forced to exit early during Saturday's game due to a left hamstring issue. The team held Belt out of Sunday's contest as a precaution. The Jays have a scheduled off day on Monday, so hopefully Belt is ready to return on Tuesday. The 35-year-old is slashing .263/.378/.434 with four homers and 16 RBI in 46 games this season. Fantasy managers...

Toronto Blue Jays first baseman/designated hitter Brandon Belt (hamstring) is out of Sunday's lineup against the Minnesota Twins. It shouldn't come as much of a surprise to fantasy managers after Belt was forced from Saturday's game early with a tight left hamstring. It's unclear what the results are of his MRI exam, but this is certainly an injury that could send Belt to the injured list. In his first year in Toronto, the 35-year-old veteran left-handed slugger is batting .263 (40-for-152) ...

Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Brandon Belt (hamstring) was forced to exit early during Saturday's game against the Minnesota Twins. The left-handed slugger was pulled out of the contest due to left hamstring tightness. Manager John Schneider mentioned that Belt will undergo additional testing to determine the severity of his injury. Honestly, hamstring issues can be tricky, so it wouldn't be shocking to see Belt land on the injured list. Fantasy managers will have to check back for another ...

Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter Brandon Belt was 2-for-4 with a solo homer against the Astros in a 3-2 win on Wednesday. Belt blasted a home run into the second deck off a pitch from Houston's hurler Ronel Blanco. His second hit was a single off Bryan Abreu in the eighth frame. The 35-year-old left-handed hitter is displaying the power absent in 2022, slashing .268/.385/.444 with four homers in 142 plate appearances. His four dingers this season have come in the last seven contests. For a...

Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Brandon Belt (illness) is back in the lineup on Friday as the designated hitter while batting cleanup against right-hander Justin Verlander and the New York Mets. Belt has been a bit under the weather this week, but he's feeling better now and will return for the start of a weekend series against the Mets in Queens. The 35-year-old veteran left-handed hitter is batting a mediocre .256 (32-for-125) on the season with 10 doubles, two home runs and 12 RBI in 40 ...

Toronto Blue Jays first baseman/designated hitter Brandon Belt is having one of the worst starts to the season in all of baseball, as he's slashing .053/.143/.105 with no homers, no RBI, and one run across five games while striking out an incredible 57.1% of the time. The 34-year-old is trying to bounce back after an injury-plagued campaign held him to .676 OPS and 78 games in 2022 as a member of the San Francisco Giants, but so far, that hasn't been the case. It's still a bit early to call the...

Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Brandon Belt (illness) is back in the Grapefruit League lineup on Sunday against right-hander Jhony Brito and the New York Yankees. Belt is playing first base and is hitting third in the batting order. The 34-year-old left-handed hitter was scratched from Saturday's lineup due to a stomach illness, but he's back in there a day later. In seven spring games for Toronto, he's hitting .278 (5-for-18) with three doubles and three runs scored. The Blue Jays didn't ...

Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Brandon Belt (illness) has been scratched ahead of Saturday's Grapefruit League contest. It sounds like the veteran slugger is dealing with a stomach bug. That being said, Belt could very well sit the next day or two in order to rest. However, it sounds like Belt should be fine in time for Opening Day. Regardless, Belt won't be anything more than a late-round flier at this point in his career.