31 Facts About Brandon Belt

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Brandon Kyle Belt was born on April 20,1988, and nicknamed "Baby Giraffe" and "Sparky", is an American professional baseball first baseman for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball.

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Brandon Belt played college baseball for San Jacinto College and the University of Texas at Austin.

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3.

Brandon Belt was a member of the 2012 World Series and 2014 World Series championship teams with the Giants, and a 2016 All Star.

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4.

Brandon Belt has played left field and right field for the Giants.

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5.

Brandon Belt attended Hudson High School in Hudson, Texas, where he was a pitcher and outfielder.

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6.

Brandon Belt enrolled at San Jacinto College in order to preserve his ability to negotiate with Boston, but eventually chose not to sign.

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Brandon Belt pitched and served as a designated hitter for San Jacinto's baseball team in 2007.

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Brandon Belt was drafted in the 11th round of the 2007 Major League Baseball draft by the Atlanta Braves, but again chose not to sign.

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Brandon Belt transferred to the University of Texas, where he played college baseball for the Texas Longhorns for two years.

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10.

Brandon Belt started his professional career with the High-A Giants affiliate in San Jose, for whom he was a mid-season All Star.

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11.

Brandon Belt worked with the Giants coaching staff and made an adjustment to his swing mechanics that helped him move quickly through the Giants farm system.

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12.

Brandon Belt hit well at all three levels in 2010 finishing the year batting.

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13.

Brandon Belt played for the East Division Scottsdale Scorpions in the Arizona Fall League, where he was named a Rising Star and to the All Prospect Team.

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14.

Brandon Belt played in the Arizona Fall League Rising Stars Game for the East team.

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15.

Brandon Belt was ranked as the third-best first baseman prospect on MLB.

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16.

Brandon Belt was ranked as the 26th-best prospect overall by MLB.

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17.

On March 30,2011, the Giants announced that Brandon Belt had been named to the opening day Major League roster, a moment captured in the series premiere of The Franchise.

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18.

Brandon Belt started in his first major league game the next day and singled off of Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw in his first major league at bat, finishing 1-for-3 with a walk.

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19.

Brandon Belt hit his first major league home run on April 1,2011, off Chad Billingsley.

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20.

On October 28,2012, Brandon Belt won his first World Series ring when the Giants swept the Detroit Tigers.

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21.

Brandon Belt played a key part of the Giants' clinching game in the World Series, starting the scoring by hitting a triple to right field in the second inning, scoring Hunter Pence from second.

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22.

Brandon Belt got off to a slow start after losing 11 pounds to an opening-week stomach virus, but finished strong, batting.

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23.

Brandon Belt credited his improvement to changing his grip and moving back in the batter's box.

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24.

On October 29,2014, Brandon Belt won his second World Series ring when the Giants defeated the Kansas City Royals in seven games.

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25.

Brandon Belt was only the second Giants player to do so since 1900.

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26.

Brandon Belt recorded another unusual statistic since he hit the home runs on 3 consecutive days after not hitting any in his first 30 games.

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27.

Brandon Belt became the first Giant to record 100 walks in a season since Barry Bonds in 2007.

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28.

In 2017, Brandon Belt tied his career-high with 18 home runs before suffering a season-ending concussion on August 4.

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29.

Brandon Belt fouled off 16 pitches against the right-hander in his first plate appearance of the game, in the top of the first inning.

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30.

Brandon Belt became a free agent after the season, but accepted the Giants $18.

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31.

Brandon Belt married his high school sweetheart Haylee Stephenson on December 3,2010, in their hometown of Lufkin, Texas.

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