San Francisco — Brandon Belt can look across the infield at shortstop Brandon Crawford, to the mound at Madison Bumgarner and behind the plate to Buster Posey, three other homegrown Giants likely to be around for years to come.
That’s a big reason Belt also wants to be right here chasing more championships with a core group of like-minded men raised in the San Francisco system. The first baseman agreed Saturday to a $72.8 million, five-year contract with the Giants that starts in 2017.
Belt reached a $6.2 million, one-year agreement in February, and general manager Bobby Evans remained optimistic the sides would reach a long-term deal.
Dodgers’ Crawford on DL
San Francisco — The Los Angeles Dodgers placed outfielder Carl Crawford on the 15-day disabled list because of a lingering lower back injury. Manager Dave Roberts said Saturday that Crawford would undergo an MRI in Los Angeles, likely on Monday’s off day. Given that the back has been bothering Crawford for weeks and limiting what he can do, “the DL seems like the prudent decision,” according to Roberts.
The 34-year-old Crawford has been limited in his initial five games. He is batting .273 with two RBIs.
