Belt confident he can return to form with Jays
Veteran infielder Brandon Belt’s right knee issues were so bad at times last year that he questioned whether he’d be able to keep playing in the big leagues.
“When I thought about the teams that I had to choose from, I just got really excited about the thought of going to play for Toronto,” he said. “A great roster and a great young group of guys. They were a good baseball team last year and they got better this off-season.While not in stone, Belt is expecting to primarily serve in a designated hitter role and as a backup to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Over his career, he has a batting average of .261 and on-base percentage of .356. In the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, Belt had an OPS of 1.016 and he hit a career-high 29 homers over 97 games in 2021. He described his recent knee issues as a “flaking” of cartilage that would sometimes catch when he bent his leg, creating a lot of swelling. As a result, Belt said the muscles around the knee “kind of shut down” as the year went on.
“It has been able to do everything that I have asked it to do,” he said. “So I know that I’m going to go out there next [season] and be who I am.”His championship pedigree should serve as an asset for a Toronto club that has been swept in the first round of its last two playoff appearances. The Blue Jays haven’t won a postseason series since 2016 and last won the Fall Classic in 1993.
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