Heath Bell
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| San Diego Padres — No. 22 | |
| Relief Pitcher | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
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| August 24, 2004 for the New York Mets | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2006) |
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| Wins-Losses | 1-5 |
| Earned Run Average | 4.92 |
| Strikeouts | 105 |
| Former teams | |
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Heath Justin Bell (born September 29, 1977 in Oceanside, California) is a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball with the San Diego Padres.
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[edit] High School Years
Bell attended Tustin High School in Tustin, California, where he lettered in football, basketball, and baseball.
[edit] Junior College Years
Bell attended Santiago Canyon College where he was named a freshman All-American in 1997.
[edit] Pro career
He was selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 69th round of the 1997 amateur draft but did not begin his professional career until 1998 when he signed with the New York Mets as an undrafted free agent.
After toiling in the Mets minor league system for eight seasons, Bell made his major league debut on August 24, 2004 pitching two scoreless innings with three strikeouts against his current club, the Padres. The righty spent the next two seasons shuttling between the Mets and their Triple-A affiliate Norfolk, mainly filling in as an injury replacement.
On November 15, 2006, Bell was traded with fellow relief pitcher Royce Ring to San Diego for outfielder Ben Johnson and reliever Jon Adkins. He is expected to begin the 2007 season as a member of the Padres' middle relief corps.
[edit] Scouting report
Generally a power pitcher, Bell has averaged nearly a full strikeout per inning but also proved to be hittable in his 2005 sophomore season allowing 10.8 hits per nine innings and a very high 5.59 earned run average.
[edit] Personal information
Bell is married with three children and resides in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
[edit] External links
- Heath Bell at ESPN.com
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
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