Mike Bell (first baseman)

For other people with the same name, see Mike Bell (disambiguation).

Michael Allen Bell (born April 22, 1968) is an American former Major League Baseball player for the Atlanta Braves in 1990 and 1991 as well as several minor league teams.

Mike Bell
First baseman
Born: (1968-04-22) April 22, 1968 (age 57) Lewiston, New York, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
May 2, 1990, for the Atlanta Braves
Last MLB appearance
October 6, 1991, for the Atlanta Braves
MLB statistics
Batting average	.200
Home runs	2
Runs batted in	6
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Atlanta Braves (1990–1991)

Bell played for the Durham Bulls in 1998, when the film Bull Durham was released, and wrote the first name of the main character, Crash, on his bat.^[1]

Bell reached the majors in 1990, playing in 53 games combine with Atlanta over two seasons. In 1993, he played for the Double-A Buffalo Bisons in the Pittsburgh Pirates minor league system.^[2]

After his brief major league career, Bell was a replacement player for Atlanta in spring training in 1995 during the players' strike.^[3]