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well over the next fifteen games, hitting .261 with four homers in 46 at-bats. Still, this only raised his 2001 big-league average to .173, and Bell did not play an MLB game after July 3, when he managed a hit and two walks in a win over Cincinnati; this would turn out to be his last major league appearance.
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In 2001, Bell was the Pirates starting right fielder, but he struggled at the plate; by mid-May, he was batting only .136. Bell was sent down to Triple–A Nashville, but didn't do much there either: .162 with a home run in 68 at-bats. Nevertheless, he came back to Pittsburgh in mid-June and did fairly
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On April 20, 2006, Bell was charged with felony cocaine possession and possession of drug paraphernalia, after police found a warm crack pipe in the back seat of his car during a traffic stop. He was arrested again on December 2, 2008, facing three counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and one
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Nobody told me I was in competition. If there is competition, somebody better let me know. If there is competition, they better eliminate me out of the race and go ahead and do what they're going to do with me. I ain't never hit in spring training and I never will. If it ain't settled with me out
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Bell left the team on March 29, was released two days later, and never played pro baseball again. Still on the hook for Bell's guaranteed two-year, ten-million dollar contract, the Pirates paid him his $ 4.5 million though he did not play for them. Bell moved onto his yacht,
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Although he continued to advance, Bell struggled for the next two seasons, batting .242 at AA in 1989 and .261 at AAA the next year, but drawing walks at an extremely low rate. Despite being younger than most players in those leagues, he re-emerged as a top prospect in
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When informed that he'd been traded to the Mets, Bell said, "Christmas came early for me. I'm very happy. I told my agent I'm going to run, I'm so excited." With Bell as their starting right fielder, the Mets made the playoffs as the National League
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there, then they can trade me. I ain't going out there to hurt myself in spring training battling for a job. If it is , then I'm going into 'Operation Shutdown.' Tell them exactly what I said. I haven't competed for a job since 1991.
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count of failure to appear in court on another charge of possession of drug paraphernalia from earlier in the year. Bell was arrested again on November 16, 2022, charged with possessing crack cocaine in Brooksville, Florida.
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season, Bell's contract with the Mets expired and the team made no effort to retain his services. He later signed a two-year contract with the
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that the Astros, "in pursuit of arcane history, used eight players whose last names began with 'B.'" including Bagwell,
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At that point, the Astros viewed Bell as an expensive liability, and on December 23, they traded him and star pitcher
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Bell improved his batting average to .311 in 1994, despite off-the-field distractions. On April 25, Bell and pitcher
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described the incident by calling Bell "the perfect Pirate given that he lives on a boat and steals money."
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on July 22. Dierker had returned to the field that day after having recovered from a near-fatal
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Bell made his Major League debut on June 28, 1991, starting in left field in a 3–1 loss to the
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earned him the league batting title, and he also displayed substantial power, hitting 29
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in six games to capture its first championship. On Fan Appreciation Day in
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Former major league ballplayer Derek Bell arrested on drug-related charges
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After the Killer B's had gained national attention, journalist
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from 1991 to 2001. With the Blue Jays, he was a member of the
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season, the Blue Jays traded Bell and Stoney Briggs to the
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were arrested in New York City before a game against the
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Mets acquire Hampton, Bell from Astros for Cedeno, Dotel
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of .855 as the Astros won a franchise-record 102 games.
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Bell is one of only eleven players to play in both the
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July 3, 2001, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
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June 28, 1991, for the Toronto Blue Jays
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Bell sprained his ankle during the first game of the
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Toronto selected him in the second round of the 279: 2842:American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela 409:Bell played for Belmont Heights Little League in 2803: 493:International League Most Valuable Player Award 241:(born December 11, 1968) is an American former 2827:American expatriate baseball players in Canada 1194:Career statistics and player information from 1168:", The St. Petersburg Times, December 2, 2008. 774:in the offseason, following the World Series. 424:in Tampa, Bell attracted the attention of the 2441: 1625: 1236: 962: 960: 1143:"Derek Bell charged with cocaine possession" 1069:"Happy Anniversary to "Operation Shutdown"" 933:SPORTS PEOPLE: BASEBALL; Padres Are Cleared 778:Pittsburgh Pirates and "Operation Shutdown" 417:and later in the big-league World Series.) 2942:20th-century African-American sportspeople 2927:21st-century African-American sportspeople 2448: 2434: 1632: 1618: 1243: 1229: 957: 1023:Dierker wins in return as Bell sounds off 914: 912: 910: 381:Learn how and when to remove this message 1075: 440:the next year, when he was named to the 436:. 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1991
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San Diego Padres
1993
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Houston Astros
1995
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New York Mets
2000
Pittsburgh Pirates
2001
World Series
1992
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Major League Baseball
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Houston Astros
New York Mets
Pittsburgh Pirates
1992 World Series
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