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Josh Bell
DH
MIN
2026 season
- GP
- 154
- AVG
- .255
- HR
- 21
- RBI
- 96
- R
- 78
- SB
- 2
- OPS
- .741
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs TEX | W 6-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | vs TEX | L 2-6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs TEX | W 10-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | @SF | W 4-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | @SF | W 3-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | @LAA | W 8-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 19 | @LAA | L 5-6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 18 | @LAA | W 3-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | @LAA | L 4-5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | vs NYY | W 5-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 15 | vs NYY | L 1-8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs NYY | L 3-8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 12 | vs CLE | W 4-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 11 | vs CLE | L 2-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | @DET | L 2-7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | @DET | W 3-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | @DET | L 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | @CWS | L 1-10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 5 | @CWS | W 6-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 4 | @CWS | L 1-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | vs DET | L 6-11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 1 | vs DET | W 15-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Aug 31 | vs DET | W 11-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 30 | vs CWS | W 5-1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 29 | vs CWS | L 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 28 | vs CWS | L 4-7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 26 | @ATH | L 4-7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 24 | @ATH | W 9-6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 23 | @SD | L 1-8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 22 | @SD | L 5-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Aug 21 | @SD | L 2-6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 19 | vs ATL | W 6-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 18 | vs ATL | W 4-1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 17 | vs ATL | W 4-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 16 | vs PHI | L 5-7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 15 | vs PHI | L 1-9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 13 | vs PHI | L 1-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Aug 12 | vs BAL | W 7-5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 11 | vs BAL | L 2-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Aug 10 | vs BAL | W 9-5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9 | @MIL | L 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Aug 8 | @MIL | L 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 7 | @MIL | W 8-6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6 | @KC | W 4-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 5 | @KC | L 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 4 | @KC | L 2-8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 2 | @SEA | L 6-7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 31 | @SEA | W 5-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 30 | vs KC | W 4-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 29 | vs KC | L 0-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 28 | vs KC | W 3-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 25 | vs ATH | W 2-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jul 24 | vs ATH | L 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 23 | @CLE | W 3-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jul 22 | @CLE | W 10-6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 21 | @CLE | L 2-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 20 | @CLE | L 4-13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 19 | @CHC | L 1-10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jul 18 | @CHC | L 2-6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17 | @CHC | W 5-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 12 | vs LAA | W 4-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jul 11 | vs LAA | W 5-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 10 | vs LAA | L 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 9 | vs CLE | L 2-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 8 | vs CLE | W 6-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 7 | vs CLE | W 3-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 5 | @NYY | W 6-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jul 4 | @NYY | W 11-4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 3 | @NYY | L 2-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jul 1 | @HOU | W 8-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jun 30 | @HOU | L 4-6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 29 | @HOU | W 5-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 28 | vs COL | W 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 27 | vs COL | L 5-8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 26 | vs COL | W 9-8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 24 | vs LAD | L 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jun 23 | vs LAD | L 3-12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 22 | vs LAD | L 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jun 21 | @AZ | W 4-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 20 | @AZ | W 16-8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 19 | @AZ | L 5-9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 18 | @TEX | W 9-3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 16 | @TEX | W 12-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 15 | @TEX | W 4-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 14 | vs STL | W 5-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 13 | vs STL | L 6-9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 12 | vs STL | W 9-8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 11 | @DET | L 0-11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 10 | @DET | W 6-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 9 | @DET | L 4-10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 7 | vs KC | L 5-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jun 6 | vs KC | L 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jun 5 | vs KC | W 5-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 4 | vs KC | L 6-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 3 | vs CWS | L 0-8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jun 2 | vs CWS | W 6-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 1 | vs CWS | W 9-6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| May 31 | @PIT | L 3-9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 30 | @PIT | L 9-10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| May 29 | @PIT | L 5-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Latest news
The Twins declined 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.
RotoWire via ESPN · 7d ago
Bell went 1-for-2 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 Twins last winter 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 is likely to enter free agency since he has a mutual option for 2027, which are rarely exercised by both player and team.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 27
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 Twins while Bell rests.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 21
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.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 21
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.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 13
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 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.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 5