BIOGRAPHY
Josh Bell was born on August 14, 1992, in Irving, Texas. He is an infielder in the MLB.
Drafted by the Pirates in the second round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft out of Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas, Bell received a $5 million signing bonus, a record for a player outside of the first round, to bypass his college baseball scholarship to the University of Texas at Austin. He played in MLB for the Pirates from 2016 through 2020, and was an All-Star in 2019.
On May 8, 2019, Bell became the fourth player in PNC Park history to hit a ball directly into the Allegheny River; the ball traveled 472 feet (144 m) with an exit velocity of 114.9 miles per hour (184.9 km/h). Bell was elected to his first MLB All-Star Game on June 30, 2019. At the time of the All-Star Game, Bell was batting .302 with 27 home runs and an MLB-leading 84 RBIs. Bell also participated in the 2019 Home Run Derby where he was eliminated in the first round. Bell struggled in the second half of the season, batting .233 with 10 home runs, to finish the season with a .277 average, 37 home runs, and 116 RBIs.
On December 24, 2020, the Pirates traded Bell to the Washington Nationals in exchange for Wil Crowe and Eddy Yean. On April 20, 2021, Bell hit his first home run with the Nationals. He finished the 2021 season batting .261/.347/.476 with 27 home runs and 88 RBIs in 144 games.
On December 12, 2022, the Cleveland Guardians signed Bell to a two-year, $33 million contract. The deal includes a player opt-out clause after the 2023 season.
On August 1, 2023, Bell was traded to the Miami Marlins in exchange for infielders Jean Segura and Kahlil Watson.
