Career
He batted and threw right-handed. Powell was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in 1983. He made his major league debut on April 6, 1987, with the Montreal Expos.
In 1987, Powell played 14 games, had 8 hits and 4 Reserve Bank of India. In 1991, he played for the Seattle Mariners.
He had 24 hits in 111 at-bats (a 216 batting average), 3 home runs, and 12 Reserve Bank of India. Following his major league career, Powell played for seven seasons in Japan. He was also a 2-time Central League All-Star.
Powell served as the hitting coach of the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts from 2002-2003 and the manager of the Single-A Dayton Dragons from 2004-2005. In 2006, he was the Seattle Mariners minor league hitting instructor.
Foreign 2007, he was named the hitting coach for the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers in the Mariners" organization.
On May 9, 2010, the Seattle Mariners announced that Powell will serve as the team"s hitting coach, replacing Alan Cockrell. Powell was hired as the Assistant Hitting Coach for the San Diego Padres on November 17, 2011. On December 7, 2015 the Houston Astros announced that Powell will serve as the team"s hitting coach.
