Chad Bell

Resides in Knoxville, TN during the offseason with his wife, Allison, and son, Paxton ...Participated in the Tigers Winter Caravan and TigerFest...Earned Tennessee Community College Athletic Association Player of the Year and was First Team AllTCCAA as a sophomore at Walters State in 2009 after posting an 8-1 record with a 2.08 ERA (65.0IP/15ER) and 78 strikeouts in 12 starts.

2017

Saw the first Major League action of his career in 2017, appearing in 28 games, including four starts, with Detroit...Began the season with Triple A Toledo, where he posted a 1-2 record with a 1.25 ERA (21.2IP/3ER) and 25 strikeouts in four starts during April...Made his Major League debut on May 10 at Arizona and struck out Jake Lamb in the eighth inning for his first Major League strikeout...Did not allow a run in the first four appearances of his Major League career, throwing 7.2 consecutive scoreless innings... Made his first career Major League start on September 3 vs. Cleveland, allowing five runs, on eight hits, with a strikeout in 4.0 innings.

2016

Began the 2016 season in the Texas Rangers organization, before being acquired by the Tigers on May 3...Combined to pitch in 33 games, including 12 starts, between Triple A Round Rock and Triple A Toledo and had an 11-4 record with a 3.29 ERA (98.1IP/36ER) and 88 strikeouts...Placed on temporarily inactive list from April 24-30...Made five appearances, including two starts, during April and posted a 1-0 record with a 1.50 ERA (18.0IP/3ER) and 19 strikeouts... Threw a season-high 6.0 shutout innings on May 29 vs. Buffalo -- also pitched 6.0 scoreless innings on June 22 at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and September 1 at Columbus... Named International League Pitcher of the Week for the week ending May 29 -- started two games during the week and had a 1-0 record with a 0.00 ERA (11.0IP/0ER) and eight strikeouts... Placed on temporarily inactive list from June 2-5...Earned the win in three consecutive relief appearances from July 9-21 -- pitched 3.0 scoreless innings on July 9 vs. Louisville, 2.0 shutout innings on July 18 vs. Pawtucket and 2.2 scoreless innings on July 21 at Norfolk. • Had his contract purchased by the Tigers on November 4.