Tyler Bell

Selected in the first round (No. 10 overall) of the 2026 MLB Draft by the Colorado Rockies out of the University of Kentucky... had previously been drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in 2024 but did not sign... had been ranked as the No. 10 prospect in the 2026 MLB Draft class by MLB.com... Tyler Jacob Bell, born in Bloomington, Illinois to Shane and Sara Bell; he has two sisters, Kailey and Alyssa... his dad also played college baseball… majored is communications at Kentucky... was the highest unsigned pick in the 2024 Draft when he went No. 66 overall to the Rays as a supplemental second-rounder out of an Illinois high school -- he opted to attend Kentucky, where he was the Wildcats' best player as a freshman and became their first member of the U.S. collegiate national team since Zack Thompson in 2018... was considered one of the top sophomore-eligible prospects for 2026... played for Harwich in the Cape Cod League and played or the US College National Team

Hit .314 with 19 homers, 21 steals, 49 hits and 75 RBIs in 97 games across two seasons at Kentucky from 2024-2026... was named First Team All-SEC (2026), All-Morgantown Regional (2026) and First Team All-Region (ABCA, 2026)

In high school, Bell was one of the nation’s most highly regarded prep players in the 2024 class… Prep Baseball ranked him the nation’s No. 13 overall recruit and the No. 2 player in Illinois… Perfect Game ranked him No. 59 overall, No. 2 in Illinois and the nation’s No. 15 shortstop… 2023 WWBA World Championship…2 023 Area Code Games and AC Games All-Tournament Team… 2022 Midwest Top Prospect Games… 2024 MLB Draft Combine… 2023 PBR All-America Game… Perfect Game’s No. 31 freshman nationally to arrive on campus in the 2024 class…PG’s No. 16 freshman recruit in the SEC… Super 60 participant… 2024 Perfect Game Preseason All-American… 2022 and 2023 Preseason Perfect Game Underclass All-American…drafted No. 66 overall (2nd Round) in the 2024 MLB draft by the Tampa Bay Rays…Played for Eric Brauer at Lincoln-Way East, the same school that produced former UK Gold Glover shortstop Ryan Ritter… also played hockey in high school