Belt reaches one-year deal with Blue Jays (source)

Free-agent first baseman Brandon Belt has agreed to a one-year contract for $9.3 million with the Blue Jays, a supply informed MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand. The staff has not confirmed the deal.

The oft-injured Belt performed simply 78 video games in 2022 due to a proper knee problem that finally resulted in season-ending surgical procedure. He completed with a .213/.326/.350 slash — down considerably from his 2020-21 manufacturing (.285/.393/.595).

Belt, a left-handed hitter, was a free agent final offseason as nicely, however he rapidly returned to San Francisco after accepting the staff’s one-year, $18.4 million qualifying provide.

The 34-year-old first baseman has spent his whole 12-year profession with the Giants, who chosen him within the fifth spherical of the 2009 MLB Draft out of the University of Texas.

After making his MLB debut in 2011, Belt helped the Giants win World Series titles in 2012 and 2014. His 18th-inning house run in Game 2 of the 2014 NLDS towards the Nationals gave San Francisco its second win in a 3-1 sequence victory.

Known as a constructive presence within the clubhouse, Belt took on the position of unofficial Giants captain in 2021, donning a makeshift “C” on his jersey. He grew to become the longest-tenured Giants participant when catcher Buster Posey retired after the 2021 season.