Jeremy Powell
Encyclopedia
Jeremy Robert Powell is a Major League Baseball
starting pitcher
for the Pittsburgh Pirates
organization. Powell made his MLB debut for the Montreal Expos
in and played for them until . In , he joined the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes in Japan
's Nippon Professional Baseball and pitched for several different teams in Japan through . In January , he returned to United States
and signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
and assigned to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast Expos
. In 9 starts for them in , he went 2-2 with a 2.93 ERA
and 36 strikeout
s. In with the Low-A Vermont Expos
, he made 15 starts and had an ERA of 4.34. He also made one start for Single-A Albany
, giving up 1 run
in 6 innings and getting the win
. Powell spent all of with the Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds
where he went 12-9 with a 3.02 ERA, enough to earn a promotion to High-A West Palm Beach
to begin . With West Palm Beach, he recorded 121 strikeout
s and a 3.02 ERA. In with the Double-A Harrisburg Senators
, he went 9-7 with an ERA of 3.00 and was promoted to the major leagues for the first time after the All-Star Break.
Powell made his major league debut on July 23, 1998, but lost despite giving up only 1 run in 6 innings. He made 6 more appearances for the Expos and ended the season with a major league ERA of 7.92. He began with Triple-A Ottawa
and posted a 2.97 ERA in 16 starts. This earned him a midseason promotion, and he spent the rest of the season in the majors. He made 17 starts for the Expos with perhaps his best being 8 shutout
innings against the San Diego Padres
on August 9. In , he struggled in both the majors and minors. With Ottawa, Powell went 5-13 with a 6.91 ERA in 25 games. With Montreal, he went 0-3 with a 7.96 ERA in 11 games. He became a free agent
after the season, and signed with the San Diego Padres.
Powell was assigned to the minor leagues to begin , but after going 4-2 with a 1.59 ERA and a .77 WHIP
in 11 starts, he went to Japan to play.
after the season. With Yomiuri for two seasons, he went only 10-12 after missing most of the season. In 2008, he joined the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks
, but went 2-6 in 12 starts.
He is currently on the pitching staff for the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians
.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
starting pitcher
Starting pitcher
In baseball or softball, a starting pitcher is the pitcher who delivers the first pitch to the first batter of a game. A pitcher who enters the game after the first pitch of the game is a relief pitcher....
for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...
organization. Powell made his MLB debut for the Montreal Expos
Montreal Expos
The Montreal Expos were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec from 1969 through 2004, holding the first MLB franchise awarded outside the United States. After the 2004 season, MLB moved the Expos to Washington, D.C. and renamed them the Nationals.Named after the Expo 67 World's...
in and played for them until . In , he joined the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
's Nippon Professional Baseball and pitched for several different teams in Japan through . In January , he returned to United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Minor leagues and Major League Baseball
Powell was drafted out of high school by the Montreal Expos in the 4th round of the 1994 Major League Baseball Draft1994 Major League Baseball Draft
-First round selections:The following are the first round picks in the 1994 Major League Baseball draft.-Compensation picks:-Other notable players:*A.J. Pierzynski , Minnesota Twins, 3rd round*Bobby Howry , San Francisco Giants, 5th round...
and assigned to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast Expos
Gulf Coast Nationals
The Gulf Coast League Nationals are the Rookie Level minor league affiliate of the Washington Nationals. The team plays in Viera, Florida, at the Washington Nationals Training Center next to Space Coast Stadium...
. In 9 starts for them in , he went 2-2 with a 2.93 ERA
Earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...
and 36 strikeout
Strikeout
In baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters....
s. In with the Low-A Vermont Expos
Vermont Lake Monsters
The Vermont Lake Monsters are a minor league baseball team in the Short-Season A classification New York - Penn League, affiliated with the Oakland Athletics. The team plays its home games at Centennial Field on the University of Vermont campus in Burlington, Vermont...
, he made 15 starts and had an ERA of 4.34. He also made one start for Single-A Albany
Albany Polecats
The Albany Polecats were a minor league baseball team in Albany, Georgia. They were a low-A class team that played in the South Atlantic League, and were a farm team of both the Montreal Expos and the Baltimore Orioles during the franchise's tenure in Albany. They played all of their home games...
, giving up 1 run
Run (baseball)
In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third base and returns safely to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three outs are recorded and all obligations to reach base safely on batted balls are met or assured...
in 6 innings and getting the win
Win (baseball)
In professional baseball, there are two types of decisions: a win and a loss . In each game, one pitcher on the winning team is awarded a win and one pitcher on the losing team is given a loss in their respective statistics. These pitchers are collectively known as the pitchers of record. Only...
. Powell spent all of with the Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds
Delmarva Shorebirds
The Delmarva Shorebirds are a minor league baseball team based in Salisbury, Maryland. They are one of three Single-A affiliates of the Baltimore Orioles and a member of the South Atlantic League. The Shorebirds play at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium.The "Shorebirds" name refers to the marine waterfowl...
where he went 12-9 with a 3.02 ERA, enough to earn a promotion to High-A West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach Expos
The West Palm Beach Expos were a Florida State League minor league baseball team that existed from 1969 to 1997. Located in West Palm Beach, Florida, they were affiliated with the Montreal Expos and they played their home games at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium. They were one of the longest...
to begin . With West Palm Beach, he recorded 121 strikeout
Strikeout
In baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters....
s and a 3.02 ERA. In with the Double-A Harrisburg Senators
Harrisburg Senators
The Harrisburg Senators are a minor league baseball team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals....
, he went 9-7 with an ERA of 3.00 and was promoted to the major leagues for the first time after the All-Star Break.
Powell made his major league debut on July 23, 1998, but lost despite giving up only 1 run in 6 innings. He made 6 more appearances for the Expos and ended the season with a major league ERA of 7.92. He began with Triple-A Ottawa
Ottawa Lynx
The Ottawa Lynx were a minor league baseball team that formerly competed in the Triple-A International League from 1993 to 2007. The team's home field was Lynx Stadium in Ottawa, Ontario. Over the team's 15 seasons, it was the Triple-A Minor League affiliate of the Montreal Expos , Baltimore...
and posted a 2.97 ERA in 16 starts. This earned him a midseason promotion, and he spent the rest of the season in the majors. He made 17 starts for the Expos with perhaps his best being 8 shutout
Shutout
In team sports, a shutout refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball....
innings against the San Diego Padres
San Diego Padres
The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. They play in the National League Western Division. Founded in 1969, the Padres have won the National League Pennant twice, in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both times...
on August 9. In , he struggled in both the majors and minors. With Ottawa, Powell went 5-13 with a 6.91 ERA in 25 games. With Montreal, he went 0-3 with a 7.96 ERA in 11 games. He became a free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
after the season, and signed with the San Diego Padres.
Powell was assigned to the minor leagues to begin , but after going 4-2 with a 1.59 ERA and a .77 WHIP
Walks plus hits per inning pitched
In baseball statistics, walks plus hits per inning pitched is a sabermetric measurement of the number of baserunners a pitcher has allowed per inning pitched. It is a measure of a pitcher's ability to prevent batters from reaching base...
in 11 starts, he went to Japan to play.
Career in Japan
He signed with the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball where after a shaky first season, he became one of NNPB's most successful pitchers. He played for the Buffaloes through , winning 17, 14, and 8 games in his last three seasons with them. In , the Buffaloes merged with the Orix Bluewave to form the Orix Buffaloes. Powell won 14 games and pitched 200 innings in 2005 and joined the Yomiuri GiantsYomiuri Giants
The are a professional baseball team based in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. The team competes in the Central League in Nippon Professional Baseball, the top level of professional play in Japan. They play their home games in the Tokyo Dome, opened in 1988. The English-language press occasionally calls the...
after the season. With Yomiuri for two seasons, he went only 10-12 after missing most of the season. In 2008, he joined the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
The are a Japanese baseball team based in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture. The team was bought on January 28, 2005 by the SoftBank Corporation.The team was formerly known as the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks. In 1988, Daiei bought the team from Osaka's Nankai Electric Railway Co., and its headquarters were...
, but went 2-6 in 12 starts.
Return to the United States
In January 2009, Powell left Japan and signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates.He is currently on the pitching staff for the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians
Indianapolis Indians
The Indianapolis Indians are a minor league baseball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The team, which plays in the International League, is the Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates major-league club. The Indians play at Victory Field, located in downtown Indianapolis...
.