Mike Bell (minors02)

Michael Joseph Bell

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.
• School Grayson College
• High School Red Bluff High School

• Born March 30, 1985 in Santa Rosa, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Infielder Mike Bell played in the minor leagues from 2005 to 2010. He is not to be confused with two contemporary players named Mike Bell, both of whom played in the major leagues.

He was drafted twice, the first time out of high school in the 43rd round of the 2003 amateur draft by the San Francisco Giants, and the second time in the 15th round of the 2005 amateur draft by the Milwaukee Brewers our of junior college. After signing with the Brewers, he began his pro career in 2005 with the Helena Brewers of the Pioneer League where he .301/.375/.432 in 58 games as a shortstop and third baseman. In 2006, he moved up to the West Virginia Power of the South Atlantic League, where his batting line was .277/.347/.458 in 116 games, with 12 homers and 68 RBIs. He played shortstop and second base that year.

Having provided good offensive production for an infielder in his first two seasons, he was the full-time second baseman for the Brevard County Manatees of the Florida State League in 2007, where he hit .257/.311/.395 in 120 games, with 13 homers and 71 RBIs. That earned him another promotion in 2008, where he was once again the starting second baseman on a Huntsville Stars team chock-full of future major leaguers. He hit .246/.289/.390 in 124 games, with 10 homers, and 53 runs and 53 RBIs. In a career highlight, he contributed to a record-breaking game on April 30th when the team hit a Southern League record-tying 13 extra-base hits in a 14-6 win over the Montgomery Biscuits; he contributed a home run to the barrage, as six of his teammates also had one or more long hits on the night. However, overall, it was his third straight season of declining production, and the Brewers let him go at the end of the year.

He played two more minor league season, both of them in the independent American Association. In 2009, he hit .287 in 96 games for the Fort Worth Cats, also contributing 29 doubles and 14 homers, then in 2010 he split his year between Fort Worth and the Wichita Wingnuts. While his power fell to 4 homers, he was still productive with the bat, hitting .282 in 80 games with 21 doubles and 42 RBIs. He called it a career at the end of that season.