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Belt activated from DL, Johnson optioned

The Giants activated first baseman Brandon Belt from the disabled list ahead of Saturday's game against the Dodgers in Los Angeles.

Right-hander Pierce Johnson was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento following Friday night's game.

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Belt, who underwent an appendectomy on June 2, got five at-bats in an intrasquad game among players at extended spring training in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Thursday.

Summer won't officially begin for another few days, but school is out and the sun is up, which can only mean one thing: It's time to go to the ballpark as much as humanly possible.