Following his father's footsteps at Moeller, David was a stellar two-sport athlete and set a stiff benchmark for his younger brothers, Michael and Ricky.

As a junior, David helped lead the Crusaders to the school's second Ohio Division I state baseball championship in 1989. He was an all-Greater Cincinnati League selection and a First Team All-City selection in both his junior and senior season. Moeller's state title was the second of three championships David would win in high school as he starred for Midland's 1988 Mickey Mantle National champs and its 1989 Connie Mack National championship teams.

A three-year varsity starter for Moeller, David ranks in the Top Ten in five career categories including Doubles and Plate Appearances. He ranks among the top in Single Season Doubles and Most Doubles in one game. He was a two-time member of the 30-Hit Club.

In basketball, he was an All-City selection as a senior and ranked all-time in Career Field Goals. 

In 1990, David, who had a scholarship to the University of Kentucky, signed with the Cleveland Indians after being drafted in the Seventh Round. He went on to enjoy a 12-year major league career that included winning the National League title in 2002 while with the San Francisco Giants. On June 28, 2004 while with the Philadelphia Phillies, David became baseball's first grandfather-grandson combination to hit for the cycle. He finished with a career batting average of .257 with 123 home runs, 589 RBI and 587 runs scored.
 

Completing a process that began in April, the Reds named David Bell as their new manager on Sunday and signed him to a three-year contract that runs through the 2021 season with a club option for 2022.

The Reds will formally introduce Bell at a news conference scheduled for 11 a.m. ET on Monday at Great American Ball Park.

Bell, 46, was the Giants' vice president of player development this past season and is becoming a manager in the Major Leagues for the first time. However, he does have three years of Minor League managing experience in the Reds' farm system. He was the skipper at the Double-A level with Carolina from 2009-11 and at Triple-A Louisville in '12.

A member of a three-generation MLB family, Bell is the son of former Reds player Buddy Bell -- who rejoined the team last year as a senior adviser -- and the grandson of former Reds star Gus Bell. He grew up in Cincinnati and played baseball for Archbishop Moeller High School, the same famed program that also produced Hall of Famers Barry Larkin and Ken Griffey Jr.

Although his 12-year Major League playing career as a third baseman and second baseman from 1995-2006 did not include a stop in Cincinnati, Bell played for the Indians, Cardinals, Mariners, Giants, Phillies and Brewers. He reached the World Series once, in '02, with San Francisco.

Bell was the third-base coach for the Cubs in 2013 and served as the Cardinals' bench coach from '14-17.

The Reds dismissed Bryan Price after four-plus seasons when the team began 2018 with a 3-15 record. Bench coach Jim Riggleman was named interim manager and was one of the candidates for the permanent position.

Along with Bell, the Reds conducted second-round interviews with former Yankees manager Joe Girardi and former Tigers manager Brad Ausmus. Besides them and Riggleman, others also interviewed in the first round included: former Red Sox manager John Farrell, Giants bench coach Hensley Meulens, Rays bench coach Charlie Montoyo, Pirates bench coach Tom Prince, Rays coach Rocco Baldelli and Reds coaches Pat Kelly, Billy Hatcher and Freddie Benavides.

Bell was also a candidate for the managerial vacancies with Toronto and Texas.

It was not immediately clear if any coaches from Price's and Riggleman's staff would be retained to work under Bell.

Bell is the 63rd manager in Reds history.