Giants' Brandon Belt: Starting rehab stint

Belt (knee) will report to Triple-A Sacramento on Thursday to begin a rehab assignment, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.

Belt has been on the shelf over a month while recovering from an inflamed right knee, and he's set to begin the final stage of his rehab work this week, The veteran first baseman is expected to require four or five games in the minors to get back up to speed, so he should rejoin the Giants early next week if all goes well.