▁▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁B elt ▁signed ▁a ▁one - year ▁$ 2 . 9 ▁million ▁contract ▁to ▁avoid ▁arbitr ation . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 9 , ▁while ▁batt ing ▁at ▁D od ger ▁Stadium , ▁B elt ▁was ▁hit ▁on ▁his ▁left ▁thumb ▁by ▁D od gers ▁pitch er ▁Paul ▁Mah ol m , ▁suffering ▁a ▁broken ▁thumb . ▁ ▁B elt ▁was ▁activ ated ▁from ▁the ▁disabled ▁list ▁on ▁July ▁ 4 , ▁only ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁disabled ▁list ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 1 ▁after ▁suffering ▁a ▁conc uss ion ▁while ▁field ing ▁during ▁batt ing ▁practice . ▁B elt ▁was ▁activ ated ▁August ▁ 2 , ▁but ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁D L ▁again ▁August ▁ 8 ▁when ▁his ▁conc uss ion ▁sympt oms ▁continued . ▁ ▁B elt ▁was ▁react iv ated ▁from ▁the ▁disabled ▁list ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁post season , ▁B elt ▁batt ed ▁. 2 9 5 ▁( 1 8 - for - 6 1 ) ▁with ▁ 8 ▁R BI ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁wal ks ▁in ▁ 1 7 ▁games . ▁ ▁In ▁Game ▁ 2 ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁N L DS ▁versus ▁the ▁Washington ▁National s , ▁B elt ▁hit ▁a ▁solo ▁home ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁in ning ▁to ▁break ▁a ▁ 1 – 1 ▁tie ▁in