D-backs Acquire Josh Bell From Marlins
The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired INF Josh Bell from the Miami Marlins in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations.
Josh Bell MLB.com
INF │ B/T: S/R │ Age: 31 (August 14, 1992) in Irving, Tex. │ 6-4, 261
- 2019 National League All-Star with the Pirates.
- Among active Major League switch hitters since 2019, ranks second in walks (339), third in games (754) and RBI (420), fourth in home runs (125), sixth in hits (697), seventh in OBP (.341), SLG (.452), doubles (139), runs (359) and extra-base hits (272), and ninth in AVG (.257).
- Since the All-Star break, is hitting .342 (13-for-38)/.444 OBP/.763 SLG/1.208 OPS with 1 double, 5 homers, 10 RBI and 7 walks...has homered in 4 of his last 5 contests and his .763 SLG ranks fifth in the NL in the span.
- Hit .239 (95-for-398)/.305 OBP/ with 18 doubles, 1 triple, 14 home runs, 49 RBI and 34 walks in 104 games with the Marlins this season…played in 67 games at first base (.986 fielding pct.) and 37 at DH.
- Reached 1,000 hits in his career with his homer on July 26 @ Brewers.
- Had his fourth 20-homer season in 2023 (also: 2021, 2019 and 2017).
- Has played 150+ games in each of his last 2 seasons and 140+ games every season since 2017 (excluding 2020).
- In 12 career Postseason games (2022-23), has hit .295 (13-for-44)/.311 OBP/.500 SLG/.811 OPS with 3 doubles, 2 home runs and 6 RBI.
- Has played parts of 9 Major League seasons for the Pirates (2016-20), Nationals (2021-22), Padres (2022), Guardians (2023) and Marlins (2023-24)…in 1,106 career games, is slashing .258 AVG/.343 OBP/.447 SLG/.790 OPS with 204 doubles, 18 triples, 166 home runs, 591 RBI and 503 walks.
- Selected by the Pirates in the second round of the 2011 draft out of the Jesuit High School (Dallas, Tex.).
The D-backs’ 40-man roster is at 40.