Josh Bell (first baseman)

Josh Bell
Josh Bell
	Bell with the San Diego Padres in 2022
Miami Marlins – No. 9
	First baseman
	Born: August 14, 1992; Irving, Texas, U.S.
	Bats: Switch Throws: Right
MLB debut
	July 8, 2016, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics ; (through April 20, 2024)
Batting average	.258
Home runs	155
Runs batted in	550
Teams
	Pittsburgh Pirates (2016–2020); Washington Nationals (2021–2022); San Diego Padres (2022); Cleveland Guardians (2023); Miami Marlins (2023–present);
Career highlights and awards
	All-Star (2019); Silver Slugger Award (2022);

Joshua Evan Bell (born August 14, 1992) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Nationals, San Diego Padres, and Cleveland Guardians. Bell made his MLB debut in 2016 with the Pirates.

Bell attended Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas and was selected by the Pirates in the second round of the 2011 MLB draft. 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. After the 2020 season, the Pirates traded Bell to the Nationals. During the 2022 season, the Nationals traded him to the Padres. During the 2023 season, the Guardians traded him to the Marlins.

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