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Josh Bell: Mutual option not picked up
The Twins declined Josh Bell's $10 million club option for 2027 on Friday.Bell will be given a $1.25 million buyout instead. The 34-year-old's lone season in Minnesota was a productive one, as he finished with a .255/.319/.419 batting line, 21 home runs and 96 RBI. Bell might have trouble landing a multi-year contract this offseason, but he should be able to find a team willing to give him regular at-bats at designated hitter and/or first base in 2027.
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Twins' Josh Bell: Homer, three RBI in finale
Josh Bell went 1-for-3 with a home run, a walk and three RBI in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Rangers.Bell opened the scoring with a sacrifice fly in the first inning before adding a two-run shot in the third. It ends a solid campaign for the 34-year-old, who took a one-year deal with the Minnesota Twins and led the team with 96 RBI, his highest total since 2019. Additionally, he slashed .255/.319/.419 with 21 homers, 78 runs scored and two steals across 631 plate appearances and may enter free agency despite having a mutual option for 2027.
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Twins' Josh Bell: Taking seat Monday
Josh Bell is absent from the lineup for Monday's game in San Francisco.Bell will retreat to the bench for the series opener against the Giants after starting each of the previous seven contests. Alan Roden is in the designated hitter slot and will bat sixth for the Minnesota Twins while Bell rests.
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Twins' Josh Bell: Strong showing in Sunday's win
Josh Bell went 3-for-4 with two RBI, a run scored and a walk in Sunday's 8-0 win over the Angels.Bell logged an RBI single in each of the third and fifth innings as part of a three-hit effort. The veteran is in the midst of a modest five-game hitting streak and is hitting .297/.361/.453 with three homers, eight RBI and eight runs in 17 September contests. Overall, Bell is slashing .258/.320/.421 with 20 homers, 91 RBI, 76 runs and two stolen bases across 149 games.
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Twins' Josh Bell: Taking seat Sunday
Josh Bell is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.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.
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Twins' Josh Bell: Slugs homer No. 18
Josh 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 scored the lone Minnesota 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.
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Twins' Josh Bell: Logs rare stolen base
Josh 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 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.
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Twins' Josh Bell: Stays hot with 17th homer
Josh Bell went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's win over Atlanta.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.
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Twins' Josh Bell: Drives in two runs Monday
Josh Bell went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI, a run scored and a walk in Monday's 4-2 win over Atlanta.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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Twins' Josh Bell: Blasts 14th long ball
Josh Bell went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 8-2 loss to the Royals.Bell provided one of Minnesota's few bright spots, taking Steven Cruz deep for a solo homer in the eighth inning. The blast was his 14th of the season and snapped a 21-game homer drought. While the power returned Tuesday, Bell has been relatively quiet since the All-Star break, batting .241 with three RBI and five runs scored across 15 games.