Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and two runs scored in the last game of the season Sunday. He carries a four-game hit streak with three multi-hit games into the offseason. Bell thrived batting behind Juan Soto after coming over from the Pirates in the offseason, and he slashed .261/.347/.476 with 27 homers, 75 runs, and 88 RBI in 144 games. He's a solid first base option entering 2022, when he figures to once again see plenty of RBI ...

Washington Nationals' first baseman Josh Bell is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Colorado Rockies. Bell's having an above-average year offensively, slashing .254/.337/.473 with 27 HRs, 88 RBI, and 72 runs over 139 games. He's really turned it on in the second half, batting .264 with a .866 OPS. Ryan Zimmerman will play first and bat fourth against the left-hander Kyle Freeland. Zimmerman has just a .241 batting average and .749 OPS but is slashing .292/.315/.585 ...

Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell continued his excellent season Sunday against the Colorado Rockies, reaching in all four plate appearances against the Colorado Rockies. He went 2-for-2 with two walks and a run scored, though he was thrown out on the bases trying to stretch one of his singles into a double. Bell leads the Nationals with 27 home runs, and he has slashed .315/.439/.593 with eight homers in his last 30 games. He needs to be active in all fantasy lineups the rest of ...

Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell had another strong game Wednesday, going 3-for-5 with a solo home run and a double in an 8-6 loss to the Miami Marlins. Bell now has 27 homers on the season, eight of which have come in his last 30 games, during which time he has slashed .296/.412/.574. Bell is getting hot at the right time for fantasy managers, and he should continue to have plenty of RBI opportunities to capitalize batting behind the ever-on-base Juan Soto.

Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell played in Pittsburgh for the first time since being traded from the Pirates Friday, and he fittingly smashed a solo home run, his 26th of the season. He also walked twice in four plate appearances. Bell has raised his season OPS to .812, which would be the second-highest mark of his career if the season were to end today. He's slashing a robust .304/.418/.643 with five homers over his last 15 games, which should hopefully finally raise his fantasy...

Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell drove in two more runs Thursday, going 1-for-5 with a first-inning double. He was also robbed of a potential single up the middle on a scorched ground ball off of Atlanta relief pitcher Tyler Matzek. Bell has been among the league leaders in plate appearances with runners on base all season, and that should continue to be the case as opposing teams appear all but unwilling to pitch to Juan Soto. Bell is slashing .305/.397/.576 with four homers ...

Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell hit his 25th home run of the season against the Atlanta Braves Wednesday. He went 1-for-4 with a walk at the plate. The two-run shot came off of starting pitcher Touki Toussaint in the fourth inning of a 4-2 victory. Bell has slashed .271/.373/.514 with seven home runs over his past 30 games, lifting his season OPS to .804. He should provide plenty of homers and RBI for fantasy managers the rest of the way batting behind the perennially-on-base ...

Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell hit two home runs Sunday, going 2-for-4 with three RBI against the New York Mets. Bell now has 23 homers on the season, with eight coming in his last 30 games as he's slashed .257/.339/.535 in that time. He has a six-game hit streak going, with three multi-hit games in that span. With Juan Soto reaching base constantly, Bell should see plenty of RBI opportunities the rest of the way and should be in fantasy lineups in all formats.

Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell was making solid contact against Miami Marlins starting pitcher Edward Cabrera all night Wednesday, but he had nothing to show for it until he connected on a two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning. It's his 21st home run of the season. Bell went 1-for-4 in the game. Bell now has exactly one hit in seven of his last eight games, with the only exception being a pinch-hit appearance on August 21. He's a solid option at first base going ...

Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell hit a three-run shot against the Toronto Blue Jays in thee seventh inning Wednesday night to give Washington the lead for good. It was his 20th home run of the year and his only hit in five at-bats in the game. After a torrid June and July, Bell has cooled down in August with a .203/.273/.390 slash line, but he still should be a solid source of power the rest of the way. With Juan Soto being walked multiple times a game, the RBI opportunities ...