The Minnesota Twins lost a beloved member of the organization Friday when bench coach Mike Bell died at the age of 46.

The team announced it would play Friday's spring training game against the Atlanta Braves in Bell's honor at the request of his family.

Bell, the brother of Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell, was diagnosed with kidney cancer back in January after experiencing symptoms. He underwent a procedure to remove a growth on the kidney at the end of January and was working for the Twins remotely while he recovered.

Unfortunately, Bell was not able to beat his diagnosis. But the former ballplayer and longtime coach will never be forgotten by the baseball community.

Bell comes from a great baseball family. His father and grandfather played in the majors, as did David. Mike had a cup of coffee with the Reds in 2000 (19 games), but was mostly a career minor leaguer.

Bell's most tangible impact came in coaching. He spent the better part of a decade in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization as a MiLB coach and player development savant. Bell then joined the Twins as the team's bench coach ahead of the 2020 campaign, immediately making his mark on Twins manager Rocco Baldelli:

“I feel fortunate, I really do feel lucky, that I've had the opportunity to work with [Bell],” Baldelli said earlier this week, via Phil Miller of the Star Tribune.

The Twins will play Friday's game with heavy hearts following the loss of their beloved bench coach. But though he is gone, Bell will universally be remembered as someone who had immense respect throughout the game.