Bell will oversee the player development and physical and mental performance departments, while also contributing to strategic planning and player evaluations and acquisitions.

Former Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell reportedly has a new home in baseball. Sportsnet's Shi Davidi and Ben Nicholson-Smith reported Friday that the Toronto Blue Jays hired Bell as vice president of baseball operations and assistant general manager.

The Blue Jays have made a major addition to their front office, hiring 12-year MLB veteran and former Reds manager David Bell as the club’s new vice president of baseball operations and assistant general manager.

The Blue Jays announced the hiring of former Reds manager David Bell as their vice president of baseball operations and

David Bell, who was fired after six seasons as the manager of the Cincinnati Reds, is set to fill an important position in the Toronto Blue Jays' front office.

The Blue Jays signed Russell Martin to a 5-year, $82 million contract. I was on holiday then, but I remember being surprised we spent that much money. It seemed out of character for the team. Martin played four seasons with the Jays,

The Toronto Blue Jays hired former Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell as vice president of baseball operations and assistant general manager. Bell will oversee player development and the physical and mental performance departments,