LOS ANGELES — The belt is made of leather, bright orange, of course, and studded with mirrored accents. It features a main plate embossed with an image of the Giants’ waterfront ballpark.



It is awarded to the baddest man on the field. How can you tell? It says “BADDEST MAN ON THE FIELD” right there on the front.



This is a championship tag team of badness, actually. After every victory this season, the Giants will gather in the clubhouse, let off some steam along with the smoke machine and award two title belts: one to the pitcher and one to the hitter who had the biggest hand in getting them to the handshake line.



Brandon Belt was the undisputed champeen of the world among the position players Monday night. He smacked a solo home run in the sixth, snapped a tie with a two-run double in the seventh and nearly frog-leaped out of his size-15 cleats to spear a line drive off Corey Seager’s bat in the eighth. Will Smith delivered the...