Jack Howell (baseball)

Jack Howell
Jack Howell
Tri-City Dust Devils – No. 16
	Third baseman/ Manager
	Born: August 18, 1961 (age 63); Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
Professional debut
	MLB: May 20, 1985, for the California Angels
	NPB: April 4, 1992, for the Yakult Swallows
Last appearance
	NPB: July 23, 1995, for the Yomiuri Giants
	MLB: July 17, 1999, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
Batting average	.239
Home runs	108
Runs batted in	337
NPB statistics
Batting average	.291
Home runs	100
Runs batted in	272
Teams
	California Angels (1985–1991); San Diego Padres (1991); Yakult Swallows (1992–1994); Yomiuri Giants (1995); California / Anaheim Angels (1996–1997); Houston Astros (1998–1999);
Career highlights and awards
	Central League MVP (1992);

Jack Robert Howell (born August 18, 1961) is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut on May 20, 1985, with the California Angels, and played his final game on July 17, 1999, with the Houston Astros. He’s currently the manager of the Tri-City Dust Devils.

Early life

Howell was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona. He attended Pima Community College and then the University of Arizona, where he played baseball for the Arizona Wildcats.

Career

Howell played for three different MLB teams during his professional career. He started with the California Angels where he from 1987 to 1989 averaged hitting 20 home runs per season until being traded to the San Diego Padres.

Howell next played Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), and was a member of the Yakult Swallows (1992–1994), as well as the Yomiuri Giants (1995). He won the Central League Most Valuable Player award in 1992, when he led the league in home runs and batting average. On July 29, 1993, Howell hit for the cycle for the Swallows.

He returned to MLB as a bench player with the California Angels during the 1996 Season. He then signed on as a free agent with the Houston Astros, with whom he ended his career in 1999

Howell was the hitting coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks. He was fired by the Diamondbacks following the 2010 season.^[1] Howell was the Manager for the Burlington Bees of the Midwest League and Single-A affiliate of the Anaheim Angels until they lost their affiliation in December 2020

References

^ "Gibson signs 2-year deal; staff changes « Inside the D-backs". taoofsteve.mlblogs.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2022.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs

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[1] "Gibson signs 2-year deal; staff changes « Inside the D-backs". taoofsteve.mlblogs.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2022.

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