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Giants' Brandon Belt Placed on IL with Thumb Injury; Reportedly Out at Least 4 Weeks

San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt is heading to the injured list with a fractured left thumb, per Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area.

He's reportedly looking at a four-week stint on IL:

Andrew Baggarly

I’m hearing the prognosis on Brandon Belt is four weeks. Game 1 of the World Series is four weeks from today. But that’s time for the bone to heal. Not a total return-to-function time. He’ll be reevaluated week to week, though.

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.