Career
Baltimore Orioles
On July 30,2009,Bell and Chattanooga teammate Steve Johnson was traded to the Baltimore Orioles for relief pitcher George Sherrill.
On July 1,2010,Bell was called up to replace Luke Scott,who hurt his left hamstring rounding the bases after a home run. After Baltimore traded Miguel Tejada to the San Diego Padres on July 29,Bell became the starting third basemen for the remainder of the 2010 season. [2] In the spring of 2011,Bell was optioned to the Orioles Triple-A team in Norfolk.
On April 17,2012. the Orioles designated Bell for assignment to make room for catcher Luis Exposito on the 40-man roster. [3]
Chicago White Sox
On January 10,2013,Bell signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox and was optioned to the Sox' Triple-A affiliate in Charlotte. On May 7 the White Sox released him. Through 55 at-bats,Bell hit .273/.310/.345.
New York Yankees
On May 17,2013,Bell signed with the New York Yankees and was assigned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. In 37 games,he hit .205 with five home runs and 17 RBI before being released on July 10. [6]
LG Twins
Bell re-signed with the Dodgers on a minor league contract on December 16,2013,but shortly afterwards chose to break that contract to sign with the LG Twins of the KBO League.
He was released from the team on July 2,2014.
San Diego Padres
On February 19,2015,Bell signed a minor league deal with the San Diego Padres. [7] The Padres released him on May 25,having not played a game in the minors for the club. [8]
Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz
On June 2,2015,Bell signed with the Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz of the Mexican League. In 32 games for Veracruz,he slashed .239/.341/.407 with five home runs and 17 RBI. Bell was released by the team on July 9.
Lancaster Barnstormers
On March 22,2016,Bell signed with the Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. [9] He retired from active playing and was named hitting coach for Lancaster for the 2017 season. [10] In 131 games for the team,he hit .296/.386/.481 with 19 home runs and 87 RBI.
On May 18,2017,Bell re-signed with the Barnstormers. [11] In 53 games for Lancaster,he batted .247/.354/.426 with seven home runs,23 RBI,and four stolen bases. Bell became a free agent after the 2017 season.
Bell re-signed with the team for a third season on June 6,2018. In 45 games,he hit .237/.341/.404 with six home runs,29 RBI,and seven stolen bases. He became a free agent after the season and re-signed with the team as a player-coach for the 2019 season. In 91 games for Lancaster,he slashed .213/.341/.300 with four home runs,24 RBI,and six stolen bases.
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