Jay Powell

Infobox MLB retired
name=Jay Powell
position=Relief Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1972|1|9
debutdate=September 10
debutyear=by|1995
debutteam=Florida Marlins
finaldate=July 29
finalyear=by|2005
finalteam=Atlanta Braves
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=36-23
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=4.17
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=423
teams =
*Florida Marlins (by|1995-by|1998)
*Houston Astros (by|1998-by|2000)
*Colorado Rockies (by|2001)
*Houston Astros (by|2001)
*Texas Rangers (by|2002-by|2004)
*Atlanta Braves (by|2005)
highlights =

James Willard "Jay" Powell (born January 9, 1972 in Meridian, Mississippi), is a former American baseball pitcher, who last played for the Atlanta Braves. He graduated from Mississippi State University.

He was drafted by the San Diego Padres in by|1990, but did not sign. Following his junior year at Mississippi State, he was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the first round (19th pick overall) in by|1993 and signed. He played for the Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Colorado Rockies, and Texas Rangers before signing with the Atlanta Braves in January of by|2005.ref|transactions His last game was in July 2005, when he fractured his humerus. Thus, pitching again could lead to [http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050810&content_id=1165337&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb another fracture] .

Powell was the winning pitcher of Game 7 of the 1997 World Series for the Florida Marlins.

External links

* [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=5530 Jay Powell] - ESPN.com Player Card
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/powelja04.shtml Jay Powell] - Baseball-Reference.com
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/powelja04.shtml#TRANS Transactions]