Alexeis Bell Quintero (born October 2, 1983), is a Cuban professional

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Career

In 2008 in the

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, Bell hit for 31

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s and drove in 111 RBIs in only 90 games in the regular season. In addition, he totaled a league-record 252 bases and had the only 25–25 season in the history of Cuban baseball (stealing 25 bases and hitting more than 25 home runs). That year, Bell also led the

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in runs (96) and slugging percentage (.722). In the playoffs, he hit 5 more home runs and, along with his teammate Rolando Meriño, led the offensive of

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to a win in the Cuban League Championship in 2008. That season he became the first National Series player to hit 30 home runs and drive in 100 runs. Since 2015, Bell has played professionally in North America. In 2015, he played for

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in the

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. He began 2016 with

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in the

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. On July 6, 2016, he signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers.

International career

He was selected the

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at the

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, 2012 exhibition games against

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and CPBL All-Stars, 2012 exhibition games against

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and 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games. He was part of the Cuban team which won a

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at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In that tournament, he earned the batting crown, had the most extra-base hits and led in

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(.920). He also won with the Cuban national team the gold medal at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games in

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1983 births Living people Arizona League Rangers players Avispas de Santiago de Cuba players Baseball outfielders Baseball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Baseball players at the 2011 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Cocodrilos de Matanzas players Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Frisco RoughRiders players Québec Capitales players Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic baseball players for Cuba Olympic medalists in baseball Olympic silver medalists for Cuba Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba Pan American Games medalists in baseball Sportspeople from Santiago de Cuba Tigres de Quintana Roo players 2013 World Baseball Classic players Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in baseball Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games {{Cuba-baseball-bio-stub