Belt (right knee inflammation) missed his 23rd straight game Monday but said he could be activated by the end of this series.
SAN FRANCISCO — Walking up the tunnel to the Giants clubhouse Monday afternoon, Brandon Belt ran into a couple reporters.Belt, however, wasn’t activated for San Francisco’s series opener Monday night against the Kansas City Royals. It was the 23rd game he has missed with inflammation in his right knee. The Giants host the Royals for two more after Monday, then hit the road for a seven-game swing through Pittsburgh and Atlanta.
“I think he’s getting really close to giving us a chance to activate him,” Kapler said. “We just have to decide when the best time for that is. It could be these last couple games with the Royals could be when we go on the road. But we’re not far away.” Part of the reason for Belt’s extended absence has been working on his conditioning — primarily strengthening his quad — to ensure knee issue don’t continue to pop up this season. Belt also missed the majority of spring training with knee inflammation, and he’s missed more time this season with a neck issue and time on the COVID list.
Belt has missed 34 of the Giants’ 60 games this season following Monday. When healthy, however, the 34-year-old still provides an important middle-of-the order bat. He hit four home runs in his first 39 at-bats during a torrid start to the season but cooled off since the calendar turned to May and was homerless in his past 62 at-bats before landing on the IL.
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