Ross John Powell (January 24, 1968 – October 25, 2017) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros and Pittsburgh Pirates over parts of three seasons (1993–95). A left-hander, he was a native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, who attended the University of Michigan. He was listed as 6 feet (1.83 m) tall and 180 pounds (82 kg). \n', '

Powell was a third-round selection by Cincinnati in the 1989 Major League Baseball Draft. He was called up by the Reds at the end of his fifth professional season and debuted on September 5, 1993, against the Philadelphia Phillies, when he threw two innings of one-hit relief. In his second appearance, six days later against the Montreal Expos, Powell took the mound for one of his four career starting assignments. He allowed two earned runs and three hits in four innings, and left for a pinch hitter with the Reds trailing, 2–1. He was charged with the loss in an eventual 4–2 Montreal victory. Powell then absorbed two more losses in relief over the season\'s last month. \n', '

In April 1994, Powell was traded to Houston in a deal for catcher Ed Taubensee. He spent much of that year at Triple-A, but made 12 appearances in relief in June and August for the Astros. He faced 32 batters in only 7​1⁄3 innings pitched, but was effective: although he allowed six hits and five bases on balls, he surrendered only one earned run, for a 1.23 ERA. That MLB season was curtailed by a players\' strike on August 12, one day after Powell, pitching against the San Diego Padres, surrendered the earned run.\n', '

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