Brandon Belt
1B/DH FA
Wed 8/9/23 4:43 PM

Belt is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians.
EDGE Analysis
He'll head to the bench Wednesday with lefty Logan Allen on the hill for Cleveland. Danny Jansen will get a day off from behind the plate and replace Belt as the Blue Jays' designated hitter.

Brandon Belt
1B/DH FA
Sun 8/6/23 9:14 AM

Belt went 2-for-4 with a walk, a home run and two RBI in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Red Sox.
EDGE Analysis
He got the Jays on the board with a third-inning solo shot off Nick Pivetta over the Green Monster in left-center field. Belt has three multi-hit performances in his last four games, rapping out two doubles and two homers among his six hits, and since the All-Star break he's slashing .263/.368/.544 in 68 plate appearances with four of his 10 long balls on the season. He still sees little action against left-handed pitching, although he did collect an RBI single Saturday off Brennan Bernardino, but Belt is finally beginning to give Toronto a consistent DH option against righties -- the job he was signed to do in the offseason.

Brandon Belt
1B/DH FA
Wed 8/2/23 9:08 AM

Belt went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo home run in Tuesday's 13-3 loss to the Orioles.
EDGE Analysis
Not much went right for the Blue Jays in this one, but Belt supplied their final bit of offense by taking Kyle Bradish deep in the third inning. The veteran first baseman is slashing .209/.341/.478 since the beginning of July, launching five of his nine homers on the year in 19 games over that stretch.

Brandon Belt
1B/DH FA
Sun 7/30/23 10:53 AM

Belt is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
EDGE Analysis
The Angels are bringing another lefty (Tyler Anderson) to the hill for the series finale, so the lefty-hitting Belt will remain on the bench for the second day in a row. With Belt on the bench, Alejandro Kirk will serve as Toronto's designated hitter.

Brandon Belt
1B/DH FA
Sat 7/29/23 11:38 AM

Belt isn't starting Saturday against the Angels.
EDGE Analysis
Southpaw Reid Detmers will start on the mound for Los Angeles, meaning Belt will remain in the dugout for the start of Saturday's game. Danny Jansen will instead serve as Toronto's DH while Alejandro Kirk starts behind the plate and bats seventh.

Brandon Belt
1B/DH FA
Mon 7/24/23 11:19 AM

Belt went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's win over the Mariners.
EDGE Analysis
The veteran slugger turned on a Bryan Woo fastball in the sixth inning and got it just over the fence in right field for his eighth homer of the season. Belt had a tough start to his Toronto tenure, but he's now gone yard in back-to-back games and is batting an encouraging .292 (7-for-24) in seven games since the All-Star break.

Brandon Belt
1B/DH FA
Sun 7/23/23 8:56 AM

Belt went 1-for-4 with a walk, a two-run home run and a second run scored in Saturday's 9-8 loss to the Mariners.
EDGE Analysis
He took Logan Gilbert deep in the fifth inning, a rare display of power from the 35-year-old this season, In 19 games since his late June return from a hamstring injury, Belt is slashing .222/.359/.413 with three of his seven homers and seven of his 23 RBI on the year.

Brandon Belt
1B/DH FA
Sun 7/16/23 10:50 AM

Belt isn't in Toronto's lineup Sunday against Arizona.
EDGE Analysis
Left-hander Tommy Henry will start on the mound for the D-backs on Sunday, so Belt will stay put in the Jays' dugout. Alejandro Kirk will step in as Toronto's DH and bat seventh.

Brandon Belt
1B/DH FA
Sun 7/9/23 12:16 PM

Belt is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.
EDGE Analysis
The lefty-hitting Belt will bow out of the starting nine in the series finale with a southpaw (Tarik Skubal) on the bump for Detroit. With Belt on the bench, the Blue Jays will have room in the lineup for both of their catchers (Danny Jansen and Alejandro Kirk), as Jansen will draw the start at designated hitter.

Brandon Belt
1B/DH FA
Sun 7/2/23 11:42 PM

Belt went 2-for-4 with two solo homers in Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Red Sox.
EDGE Analysis
Belt took advantage of a less than 100 percent version of Garrett Whitlock, taking him yard in Whitlock's only inning of work after being removed from the start with an elbow injury. Belt found the grandstands once again in the sixth inning, this time launching a solo home run off Nick Pivetta. The multi-homer effort was his first of the campaign and boosted his season total to six long balls through 215 plate appearances. The lefty is slashing .267/.374/.473 against right-handed pitching and has hit all six of his homers off righties.