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Bell Big For Nationals In Return Home In A 2-1 Win At Texas

Josh Bell was already feeling good at the plate, and it felt really nice to keep hitting in his return home to Texas.

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June 25, 2022

Josh Bell was already feeling good at the plate, and it felt really nice to keep hitting in his return home to Texas.

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Bell hit a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning, and also had a triple and double while scoring Washington's only other run, as the Nationals won 2-1 on Friday night in their first interleague game at Texas in 17 years.

"That was cool. It was cool just knowing that I had some friends and family here," said Bell, the big first baseman who is from nearby Irving, Texas. "Friends that played baseball with me growing up, being able to do this in front of them makes it all that more special,"

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