Landon Powell
Landon Powell | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. | March 19, 1982|
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 11, 2009, for the Oakland Athletics | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 28, 2011, for the Oakland Athletics | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .207 |
Home runs | 10 |
Runs batted in | 45 |
Teams | |
Landon Reed Powell (born March 19, 1982) is an American former professional baseball player and current coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 2009 to 2011 for the Oakland Athletics. Powell is the current head baseball coach of the North Greenville Crusaders. He played college baseball at South Carolina from 2001 to 2004. He was the Athletics' catcher on May 9, 2010, when pitcher Dallas Braden threw a perfect game.
High school
Powell led
College
Powell attended the
In 2010, Powell was named to the NCAA World Series Legends Team. He and Ryan Garko were named as catchers.[4]
Professional career
Draft
After three seasons with the Gamecocks, Powell was drafted by the
Oakland Athletics
Upon signing with the Athletics on July 22, 2004, he was assigned to play for the Single-A
Powell began the 2007 season playing for the Rockhounds. In 60 games with them, he hit .292 with 11 home runs. He was promoted to play with the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats on June 28. He played just 4 games for the River Cats before reaggravating the same knee that forced him to sit the 2005 season. Powell missed the rest of the 2007 season. He was considered as a possibility to split the catching duties for the major league club in 2008 but with his injury, it wasn't possible.[6]
On November 20, 2007, the Athletics purchased his contract, protecting him from the Rule 5 draft.
Powell made his major league debut for the Athletics on April 11, 2009.[7] In his first major league at-bat, Powell doubled in the second inning off the Seattle Mariners' Félix Hernández, driving in two runs.[8] He spent the entire season in the big leagues, yet only appeared in 46 games (36 at catcher, 6 at first base and 3 at DH), as Kurt Suzuki for the second straight year led the majors in games caught. He finished the season with .229 batting average with 7 home runs and 30 RBIs.
On May 9, 2010, Powell caught Dallas Braden's perfect game.
Powell was designated for assignment on December 23, 2011, and outrighted to the Sacramento River Cats on January 5, 2012. On March 9, 2012, Powell was released by the Athletics.[9]
Houston Astros
On March 14, 2012, Powell signed a minor league deal with the
New York Mets
On January 18, 2013, Powell signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets with an invite to spring training.[12]
Reassigned to AAA Las Vegas 51s on March 30, 2013. On June 8, 2013, the Las Vegas 51s released Powell from his contract.
Coaching
On May 9, 2014, Powell was hired by North Greenville University, a Division II school located in Tigerville, South Carolina, to be the head coach of the baseball team. [13] On June 10, 2022, Powell managed the North Greenville Crusaders to their first ever Baseball NCAA DII National Championship winning over Point Loma University with a final score of 5–3.[14]
Personal life
On January 25, 2013, Powell and his wife Allyson lost their infant daughter Izzy, who died from Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Powell continues to raise awareness for the need for organ donation, due to his own struggles with autoimmune hepatitis. The Powells have two other children, a son and another daughter.[15]
References
- ^ "Player Bio: Landon Powell - SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS". Archived from the original on 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- ^ a b "Baseball America - Alan Matthews' High School Notebook". www.baseballamerica.com. Archived from the original on 2005-03-05.
- ^ "Landon Powell". nguathletics.com. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Landon Powell named to NCAA College World Series Legends Team | oaklandathletics.com: Official Info". oakland.athletics.mlb.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-18.
- ^ Slusser, Susan (2005-03-20). "Meyer, hopeful as starter, shows progress in victory". sfgate.com. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
- ^ Slusser, Susan (2007-07-05). "Kennedy walks 4, retires 2, takes loss". sfgate.com. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
- ^ "Landon Powell 2009 Batting Gamelogs - Baseball-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2010-02-03.
- ^ "Seattle Mariners at Oakland Athletics Box Score, April 11, 2009". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ Shea, John (March 9, 2012). "Landon Powell on release by A;s: 'It's something I knew was coming'". San Francisco Gate.
- ^ Nicholson-Smith, Ben (March 14, 2012). "Astros Sign Landon Powell". MLB Trade Rumors.
- ^ Campbell, Steve (April 3, 2012). "Astros unveil minor league rosters". Ultimate Astros.
- ^ "Mets Sign Landon Powell To Minor League Deal". amazinavenue.com. amazinavenue. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ Burns, Michael. "Former Gamecock star Landon Powell to coach North Greenville baseball". The Greenville News.
- ^ "National Champions: NGU Wins NCAA DII Baseball". 14 June 2022.
- ^ Rubin, Adam (January 26, 2013). "Landon Powell's infant daughter dies".
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- North Greenville Crusader coach bio