Josh Bell#56

Minnesota Twins·BBRef

RSJJ TeamPLAKATAFLBFree agent

Pos: 1B, LF, RF

B/T: B / R

Born: Aug 14, 1992 (34)

Height: 6' 3"

Weight: 261 lbs

Owned: 18.7%

From: Irving, TX

Drafted: 2011

Josh Bell

#56

Minnesota Twins BBRef

RSJJ TeamPLAKATAFLBFree agent

Position: 1B, LF, RF

Bats/Throws: B / R

Born: Aug 14, 1992 (34)

Height: 6' 3"

Weight: 261 lbs

Owned: 18.69%

From: Irving, TX

Drafted:

G	AB	H	HR	RBI	R	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	K%	BB%
148	547	139	20	89	75	2	.254	.316	.419	.735	20.0%	7.9%

Bell is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.

6d agoRotowire

Bell started the previous 15 contests and will receive a day off after going 2-for-20 in his past six games. Trevor Larnach will serve as the designated hitter Sunday while Emmanuel Rodriguez makes the start in left field.

Bell went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk during a 4-1 loss to the White Sox on Friday.

2w agoRotowire

Bell scored the lone Twins run Friday with a solo shot in the ninth inning off Grant Taylor. The long ball broke a drought of 12 straight games without a blast. Over his last 30 games, Bell is slashing .304/.380/.473 with five homers and 21 RBI in 125 plate appearances.

Bell went 2-for-4 with two RBI, a run scored and a stolen base in Sunday's 5-1 win over the White Sox.

2w agoRotowire

Bell delivered RBI singles in each of his first two plate appearances and added his second stolen base of the season after going seven consecutive seasons without recording a single steal. The veteran has been locked in throughout August, batting .311 with 20 RBI across 24 games. Bell has also cut down significantly on his strikeouts during the hot stretch, posting an 11.7 percent strikeout rate compared to his 20.3 percent mark for the season.

Bell went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's win over Atlanta.

Aug 19Rotowire

Bell extended his on-base streak to 21 games in the first inning by taking Tyler Mahle deep for a two-run homer, his 17th long ball of the season. He singled in his next plate appearance to record his eighth multi-hit performance of August. Bell has been scorching at the plate this month, batting .362 with four home runs and 13 RBI across 15 games. Through 494 plate appearances this season, he owns a .260 average alongside a .755 OPS.

Bell went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI, a run scored and a walk in Monday's 4-2 win over Atlanta.

Aug 18Rotowire

Bell provided instant offense, poking a ground-rule double to plate a pair of runs as part of a four-run first inning. The veteran switch hitter has reached base safely in 20 straight contests, including seven multi-hit efforts over that stretch. Overall, Bell is slashing .256/.318/.424 with 16 homers, 74 RBI, 62 runs and a stolen base in 121 games.

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Batting

xwOBA

65

.333

xBA

59

.254

xSLG

76

.445

Avg Exit Velo

61

89.8 mph

Barrel %

66

9.8%

Hard-Hit %

60

42.3%

LA Sweet-Spot %

47

32.9%

Bat Speed

47

72.0 mph

Squared-Up %

57

25.7%

Chase %

44

30.2%

Whiff %

53

23.2%

K %

57

20.0%

BB %

34

8.0%

Fielding

Range (OAA)

-1.00

Arm Strength

Running

Sprint Speed

18

26.0 ft/s

Year	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2016PIT	45	152	128	35	8	0	3	19	0	21	19	.273	.368	.406	.774
2017PIT	159	620	549	140	26	6	26	90	2	66	117	.255	.334	.466	.800
2018PIT	148	583	501	131	31	4	12	62	2	77	104	.261	.357	.411	.768
2019PIT	143	613	527	146	37	3	37	116	0	74	118	.277	.367	.569	.936
2020PIT	57	223	195	44	3	0	8	22	0	22	59	.226	.305	.364	.669
2021WSH	144	568	498	130	24	1	27	88	0	65	101	.261	.347	.476	.823
2022TOT ▼	156	647	552	147	29	3	17	71	0	81	102	.266	.362	.422	.784
2023TOT ▼	150	617	547	135	28	0	22	74	0	63	134	.247	.325	.419	.744
2024TOT ▼	145	603	538	134	23	2	19	71	0	51	120	.249	.319	.405	.724
2025WSH	140	533	468	111	16	1	22	63	0	57	88	.237	.325	.417	.742
2026MIN	148	605	547	139	28	1	20	89	2	48	121	.254	.316	.419	.735
Career	1435	5764	5050	1292	253	21	213	765	6	625	1083	0.256	0.339	0.441	0.780
Year	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Josh Bell#56

Josh Bell

2026 Season

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Bell is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.

Bell went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk during a 4-1 loss to the White Sox on Friday.

Bell went 2-for-4 with two RBI, a run scored and a stolen base in Sunday's 5-1 win over the White Sox.

Bell went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's win over Atlanta.

Bell went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI, a run scored and a walk in Monday's 4-2 win over Atlanta.

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