George Antonio Bell Mathey (born October 21, 1959,
San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a
former left fielder in Major League Baseball. He
played in 12 major league seasons, for three
teams: Toronto Blue Jays (1981, 1983-1990),
Chicago Cubs (1991) and Chicago White Sox
(1992-1993).

Bell was discovered in the Dominican Republic by
Blue Jays' scout Epy Guerrero. Bell's first
season as a regular was in 1984, when he teamed
with Lloyd Moseby and Jesse Barfield to form a
very successful outfield for the Blue Jays. That
outfield, along with some solid starting pitching,
led the Blue Jays to their first-ever division
title in 1985. Despite Bell's .321 average in the
ALCS, they lost to the Kansas City Royals.

His best season came in 1987, as he led the Blue
Jays in a stirring race for the division title,
ultimately falling 2 games short of the Detroit
Tigers. Bell finished with a .308 BA, .352 OBP,
.608 SLG, 111 R, 47 HR and 134 RBI. He was awarded
the American League MVP award that year.

Bell became the first player in the major leagues
to hit 3 HR on opening day in 1988, but the rest
of the year was not up to his standard of the past
few years, as he had some conflicts with Blue Jays
manager Jimy Williams. Bell became a free agent
after the 1990 season and signed with the Cubs.
After one year with the Cubs, he was traded to the
White Sox for Sammy Sosa and Ken Patterson.

He played two years with the White Sox, recording
25 HR and 112 RBI in 1992. In 1993 he suffered a
poor season, in part due to a knee injury. He was
benched in the ALCS against his former team, the
Blue Jays, and was released at the end of the
season, after which he announced his retirement.

Bell was a powerful free-swinger, usually posting
a good slugging average but a poor on-base
average. He was known as a poor defensive player,
and played mainly as a designated hitter during
the last two years of his career.