Bucs Dugout · May 9, 2019
Josh Bell Is Hitting Some Majestic Dingers
Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY SportsComing into this year, people wondered if Josh Bell could become a power hitter again. Turns out he can, and those home runs have been some of the most gobsmacking in baseball.
On Thursday, Bell became just the fourth player in PNC Park’s history to hit the Allegheny River on the fly.
Your browser does not support HTML5 video.That shot traveled 472 feet. If you only watched his postgame presser and not the game itself, you might get the sense that he hit a home run, but maybe not one of that magnitude.
“It was awesome,” Bell said. “Got the pitch right where I wanted, didn’t have to redirect at all.