James Willard "Jay" Powell (born January 9, 1972) is an American former
baseball pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a ...
who last played for the
Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. The Braves were founded in Bos ...
.
He was drafted by the
San Diego Padres
The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penn ...
in , but did not sign. Following his junior year at
Mississippi State
Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a public land-grant research university adjacent to Starkville, Mississippi. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Univer ...
, he was drafted by the
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. As one of the American League's eight charter ...
in the first round (19th pick overall) in and signed. He played for the
Florida Marlins
The Miami Marlins are an American professional baseball team based in Miami. The Marlins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. The club's home ballpark is LoanDepot Park.
The fran ...
,
Houston Astros,
Colorado Rockies, and
Texas Rangers before signing with the Atlanta Braves in January of . His last game was on July 29, 2005, when he fractured his
humerus.
Powell was the
winning pitcher of Game 7 of the
1997 World Series
The 1997 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1997 season. The 93rd edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion Cleveland Indians and the National L ...
for the Florida Marlins. He also has the most consecutive seasons pitched without a losing record among pitchers who primarily pitched in relief.
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1972 births
Living people
Atlanta Braves players
Texas Rangers players
Florida Marlins players
Houston Astros players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Baseball players from Mississippi
Sportspeople from Meridian, Mississippi
Baseball players from Atlanta
Albany Polecats players
Frederick Keys players
Portland Sea Dogs players
Brevard County Manatees players
Round Rock Express players
New Orleans Zephyrs players
Tulsa Drillers players
Oklahoma RedHawks players
Gulf Coast Braves players
Mississippi Braves players
Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball players
American expatriate baseball players in Australia
Perth Heat players
Anchorage Glacier Pilots players
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