Alonzo Sidney Powell (born December 12, 1964) is an American former professional

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and current

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the

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and

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. He is currently the hitting coach of the

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. Powell was the first foreign player in

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(NPB) to capture 3 consecutive batting titles.

Professional career

Major League Baseball

Powell was signed as an undrafted free agent by the

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in February 1983. He made his major league debut on April 6, 1987, with the

. In 1987, Powell played 14 games, had 8

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and 4 RBI. In 1991, he played for the

. He had 24 hits in 111

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s (a .216

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), 3

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s, and 12 RBI.

Nippon Professional Baseball

On May 4, 1992, Powell's contract was purchased by the

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from the

. Powell played for seven seasons in Japan. He was just the third player in

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history, and the first foreign player, to win three straight batting titles, hitting .324, .355, and .340 from 1994 to 1996. Four times NPB Japanese Baseball Best Nine center-fielder 1993 to 1996. He was also a two-time Central League All-Star.

Coaching career

Powell served as the hitting coach of the Double-A

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from 2002-2003 and the

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of the

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from 2004-2005. In 2006, he was the

minor league hitting instructor. For 2007, he was named the hitting coach for the Triple-A

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in the Mariners' organization. On May 9, 2010, the Seattle Mariners announced that Powell would serve as the team's hitting coach, replacing

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. Powell then was hired as the Assistant Hitting Coach for the

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on November 17, 2011. On December 7, 2015, the

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named Powell as the team's new hitting coach. On November 2, 2017, he accepted the position of hitting coach for the

. On November 18, 2019, it was announced that Powell had become part of former teammate Tsuyoshi Yoda's backroom staff at the

. On February 16, 2024, Powell was named hitting coach of the

which is the

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Triple-A affiliate.

Personal life

Powell underwent surgery for

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in January 2018. He later spoke about cancer in Napa.

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