#8 Joey Belle Season 2025

Position

Outfield

Height

6'2

Weight

201

Class

Junior

Hometown

Shreveport, La.

B/T

High School

Huntington HS

Earned three varsity letters in three seasons at LSU (1985-87) and led the Tigers to the school’s first College World Series appearance in 1986.

Went by the name Joey Belle while at LSU.
Set the school career records for RBI (172), home runs (49) and total bases (392).
Tied the school record for career triples with 11 (with Tony Toups, John Morse and Mark Howie)
Led the Southeastern Conference in runs in 1986 (63), triples in all three seasons, home runs in 1986 (21) and 1987 (21), RBI in 1986 (66), and batting average in 1987 (.349).
Led the NCAA in home runs in 1987 with 21.
Tied the school record for hits in a game with five versus Louisiana College on Feb. 18, 1987.
Named a Baseball America Second-Team All-American in 1986.
Name First-Team All-SEC in 1987 and Second-Team All-SEC in 1986.
Named to the 1986 All-SEC Tournament Team.
Named the Most Outstanding Player of the 1986 South I NCAA Regional

Major League Baseball Career:

Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 2nd round of the 1987 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft on June 2, 1987
Made his Major League debut on July 15, 1989.
Played with the Indians from 1989 to 1996, when he was signed as a free agent by the Chicago White Sox.
Played with the White Sox in 1997 and 1998, when he was signed as a free agent by the Baltimore Orioles.
Played with the Orioles in 1999 and 2000, when his baseball career was cut short by a degenerative hip condition that forced him into retirement at age 34.
A five-time American League All-Star (1993-97)
A five-time Sliver Slugger (1993-96, 1998)
Had perhaps the best year of his career in the strike-shortened 1995 season, when he led the Indians to the World Series and led the American League in runs (151), doubles (52), home runs (50), RBI (126), slugging percentage (.690), total bases (377), .

LSU Career Statistics

Major League Career Statistics

Full Bio

Earned three varsity letters in three seasons at LSU (1985-87) and led the Tigers to the school’s first College World Series appearance in 1986.

Went by the name Joey Belle while at LSU.
Set the school career records for RBI (172), home runs (49) and total bases (392).
Tied the school record for career triples with 11 (with Tony Toups, John Morse and Mark Howie)
Led the Southeastern Conference in runs in 1986 (63), triples in all three seasons, home runs in 1986 (21) and 1987 (21), RBI in 1986 (66), and batting average in 1987 (.349).
Led the NCAA in home runs in 1987 with 21.
Tied the school record for hits in a game with five versus Louisiana College on Feb. 18, 1987.
Named a Baseball America Second-Team All-American in 1986.
Name First-Team All-SEC in 1987 and Second-Team All-SEC in 1986.
Named to the 1986 All-SEC Tournament Team.
Named the Most Outstanding Player of the 1986 South I NCAA Regional

Major League Baseball Career:

Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 2nd round of the 1987 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft on June 2, 1987
Made his Major League debut on July 15, 1989.
Played with the Indians from 1989 to 1996, when he was signed as a free agent by the Chicago White Sox.
Played with the White Sox in 1997 and 1998, when he was signed as a free agent by the Baltimore Orioles.
Played with the Orioles in 1999 and 2000, when his baseball career was cut short by a degenerative hip condition that forced him into retirement at age 34.
A five-time American League All-Star (1993-97)
A five-time Sliver Slugger (1993-96, 1998)
Had perhaps the best year of his career in the strike-shortened 1995 season, when he led the Indians to the World Series and led the American League in runs (151), doubles (52), home runs (50), RBI (126), slugging percentage (.690), total bases (377), .

LSU Career Statistics

Major League Career Statistics