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 hired former Reds manager David Bell as vice president of baseball operations and assistant general manager.