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
Referencesedit
^"Gibson signs 2-year deal; staff changes « Inside the D-backs". taoofsteve.mlblogs.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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jack, howell, baseball, other, people, named, jack, howell, jack, howell, disambiguation, jack, robert, howell, born, august, 1961, american, former, professional, baseball, third, baseman, made, major, league, baseball, debut, 1985, with, california, angels, . For other people named Jack Howell see Jack Howell disambiguation 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 Jack HowellTri City Dust Devils No 16Third baseman ManagerBorn 1961 08 18 August 18 1961 age 62 Tucson Arizona U S Batted LeftThrew RightProfessional debutMLB May 20 1985 for the California AngelsNPB April 4 1992 for the Yakult SwallowsLast appearanceNPB July 23 1995 for the Yomiuri GiantsMLB July 17 1999 for the Houston AstrosMLB statisticsBatting average 239Home runs108Runs batted in337NPB statisticsBatting average 291Home runs100Runs batted in272TeamsCalifornia 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 awardsCentral League MVP 1992 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 References 4 External linksEarly life editHowell 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 editHowell 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 1999Howell 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 2020References edit Gibson signs 2 year deal staff changes Inside the D backs taoofsteve mlblogs com Archived from the original on 17 July 2012 Retrieved 6 June 2022 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Fangraphs nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball third baseman is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jack Howell baseball amp oldid 1168785563, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
