Bell is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Royals. Bell is 9-for-26 at the plate during a modest seven-game hitting streak, but he will take a seat for Thursday's series opener. Byron Buxton is getting a start at designated hitter, while James Outman will patrol center field for the Twins.
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Joshua Bell Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/24W 15-6200000000010003/22W 7-3200000001020003/21L 3-2300000000040003/19L 4-2300000000020003/17L 2-0300000000070003/15L 7-2100000001141003/14L 9-6201010011030023/12W 8-5302200000010023/11W 2-1101100002030013/9L 9-8311000120010043/8W 7-6301100010040013/6L 4-1211100001020013/3L 5-3300000001040003/12-2301100000020012/28L 13-8302200001020022/26L 6-4201100011070012/24L 10-5301010000010022/22W 8-120000000106000
Preseason Totals 4421292015101561017 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB6/6L 3-2400000000020006/5W 5-2311010010010026/4L 8-6100000000000006/3L 8-0401100000050016/2W 6-4211100001120016/1W 9-6412110000030035/31L 9-3302200000040025/30L 10-9511010030080025/29L 6-5411100000040015/28L 6-2411010000070025/27L 15-2300000000050005/26W 5-3200000000020005/25L 3-1400000000050005/24W 6-5401100001090015/23W 4-2300000011030005/22W 8-6411100000010015/20W 4-1300000001030005/19L 2-1402200000030025/18W 6-3423100240020095/16L 2-1401100000020015/15W 2-1300000000020005/14W 9-1401010020080025/13L 9-5401010020071025/12W 3-0400000000040005/10W 5-4402200010070025/9W 2-14000000000100005/8L 6-3401100000050015/7L 7-5101010010000025/6L 15-2400000000010005/5W 11-3501100010070015/2L 11-4400000000040005/1L 7-3401100000020014/30W 7-1411100010050014/29L 5-3500000000060004/28L 7-1401100000050014/27W 11-4421100001020014/26L 4-2400000000050004/25L 6-1300000001030004/23L 10-8411100011040014/22L 3-2401100000020014/21W 5-3300000001010004/19L 7-4501100010010014/18L 5-4422200000030024/170-0100000000000004/15L 9-5300000000020004/14W 6-0400000000050004/13W 13-6511010020020024/12W 8-2220000002030004/11W 7-4411100020040014/10L 10-4400000000050004/9W 3-1413200110020064/8W 8-6311100011040014/7W 4-2403210010040044/6W 7-3300000001060004/5L 4-1100000000010004/4L 7-1300000001060004/3W 10-4522110020050034/2W 5-1321000111040044/1L 13-9331000132040043/30L 3-1300000000050003/29L 8-6322020001150043/28W 4-1300000010040003/26L 2-130000000108000
Regular Season Totals 2223049321205331822441076
Joshua Bell Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 533510.2243412018210780.284Away 215190.181125012100300.267Home 318320.26022706110480.300Day 216220.21613709100350.281Night 317290.23021509110430.287March 0120.167020210040.313April 316230.232173012000350.315May 215210.21414503010320.235June 0150.263320110070.333Opponent vs PIT 0 3 4 0.333 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.333 vs TB 0 2 2 0.125 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0.222 vs CWS 0 0 5 0.217 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 7 0.280 vs CIN 0 1 5 0.385 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.385 vs WSH 0 2 2 0.200 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.200 vs MIA 0 4 2 0.167 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.167 vs HOU 2 4 5 0.455 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 0.500 vs NYM 0 1 2 0.182 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.308 vs KC 2 5 3 0.167 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 10 0.286 vs TOR 0 3 3 0.136 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0.208 vs BAL 0 1 2 0.222 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 4 0.385 vs SEA 0 0 2 0.154 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.214 vs MIL 0 0 1 0.125 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.125 vs DET 1 3 7 0.500 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 11 0.563 vs CLE 0 1 3 0.231 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.231 vs BOS 0 3 3 0.130 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 0.192 Venue @ Toronto 0 2 1 0.100 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0.250 @ Kansas City 2 4 2 0.222 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 0.417 @ Cleveland 0 1 3 0.231 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.231 @ Tampa Bay 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.125 @ New York 0 1 2 0.182 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.308 @ Pittsburgh 0 3 4 0.333 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.333 @ Chicago 0 0 1 0.077 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.077 @ Baltimore 0 1 2 0.222 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 4 0.385 @ Boston 0 1 2 0.182 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.286 @ Minnesota 3 18 32 0.260 22 7 0 6 1 1 0 48 0.300 @ Washington 0 2 2 0.200 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.200
Joshua Bell Player Profile
Career History
Joshua Bell: Breaking News
Heading to bench Tuesday
Bell is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the White Sox. Bell will get a breather after he had started in each of Minnesota's last seven games while going 7-for-26 (.269 average) with two home runs, three walks, five RBI and three runs. With Bell taking a seat, Byron Buxton will get a night off from playing the outfield but will stick in the lineup at designated hitter.
Pops two homers Monday
Bell went 3-for-4 with two home runs and four total RBI in Monday's 6-3 win over the Astros. Bell took Tatsuya Imai deep in each of his first two plate appearances, swatting a solo homer in the second inning before tagging the right-hander for a two-run shot in the fourth. Bell then singled home a run in the sixth, thereby driving in each of the Twins' first four runs of the game. Bell's two long balls snapped a 31-game home-run drought for the 33-year-old. On the season, he's slashing .223/.286/.361 with five homers, 28 RBI, 23 runs scored, one stolen base and a 14:43 BB:K across 182 plate appearances. Bell's .647 OPS is the lowest of his career.