The Jays Have Officially Announced Brandon Belt’s Signing

The Jays will be signing Brandon Belt to a one-year contract for $9.3 million.

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Belt played for the Giants for 12 seasons during which he won World Series titles with the Giants in 2012 and 2014.

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After 12 seasons with the Giants, Brandon Belt is headed to Toronto.

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In his career Belt has a .261/.356/.458 batting line with 175 home runs.

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Belt was a key contributor on San Francisco’s 2012 World Series team, hitting .275/.360/.421 over 145 games.

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The Giants tagged him with an $18.9MM qualifying offer. He accepted and returned to the Bay Area for another season.

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Belt had knee surgery in January, he said if he’s healthy, he could be productive and scores more runs.

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Brandon Belt had been one of the top first baseman still available on the open market.

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Brandon Kyle Belt is nicknamed "Baby Giraffe", "Sparky", and “Captain”.

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