Brandon Belt opted to undergo season ending knee surgery this past week. The gossip around the water cooler is that he might retire at the end of the season and it’s likely the San Francisco Giants are without their go-to first baseman for the first time in over a decade.
It’s tough news, but not a shock. The team and its fans have grown accustomed to Belt absences.
Last season, he had three different stints on the injured list, missing 64 total days—most infamously a bunt gone awry that kept him out of the division series.