| Tyler Bell | |
|---|---|
| Kentucky Wildcats – No. 6 | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born:June 30, 2005 Bloomington, Illinois, U.S. | |
Bats: Switch Throws: Right |
Tyler Jacob Bell (born June 30,2005) is an American college baseball shortstop for the Kentucky Wildcats.
Bell attended Lincoln-Way East High School in Frankfort,Illinois,where he played on the school's baseball team. [1] As a senior in 2024,he hit .391 with 25 RBI and 30 stolen bases. [2] Bell was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays with the 66th overall pick of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft. [3] He declined to sign with the team,and instead enrolled at the University of Kentucky to play college baseball for the Kentucky Wildcats. [4]
As a freshman at Kentucky in 2025,Bell was named the team's starting shortstop. [5] He played in 56 games and hit .296 with ten home runs,46 RBI,and 11 stolen bases,earning a spot on the Southeastern Conference All-Freshman Team. [6] After the season,he briefly played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Harwich Mariners. [7] He was also named to the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team,the first Wildcat to be selected since Zack Thompson in 2018. [8]