Boog Powell

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Full Name:
 

Herschel Mack "Boog" Powell IV​

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Nicknames:

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“Boog"

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Nicknamed "Boog" after the former Baltimore Orioles first baseman Boog Powell (no relation). Needed a nickname because his father and grandfather have the same name. 

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Born:  
   

January 14, 1993

Irvine, California

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Family:  

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Mother: Kim @kimpowell07

Father: Herschel Mack

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His mother is a Dallas Cowboys fan.

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School:  

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Mission Viejo High School, Mission Viejo, California.

Mascot: Diablos

Coach: Chris Ashbach
 

Orange Coast College

Mascot: Pirates

Coach: John Altobelli

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Baseball Related:

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2012 - Drafted by the Oakland Athletics (25th round).

2015 - Traded from the Athletics (with John Jaso, and Daniel Robertson) to the Tampa Bay Rays for Ben Zobrist and Yunel Escobar.

2015 - After the season he was traded from the Rays (with Nate Karns, and C. J. Riefenhauser) to the Seattle Mariners for Brad Miller, Logan Morrison, and Danny Farquhar.

2017 - April 29th - Major League debut with the Seattle Mariners.
 

Extra:

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2013 - Powell was suspended 50 games after testing positive for an amphetamine.

2016 - He was suspended (again) 80-games for a positive test for banned substances.

2017 - Traded from the Mariners to the Oakland Athletics for Yonder Alonso.
 

He grew up an Angels fan and picked number 15 after Tim Salmon.

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Sample Heckles:

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Heckle him on twitter:

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@Boogpowell15