Landon Powell had a Philadelphia Phillies jersey hanging in his locker Monday.
No, the A's backup catcher isn't looking for a trade.
It was a signed jersey from pitcher Cliff Lee, to be auctioned off at Powell's Donors on the Diamond fundraising dinner. The event will be held Oct. 23 in Greenville, S.C., where Powell makes his offseason home.
Powell and his wife, Allyson, began Donors on the Diamond last year to raise awareness for organ and tissue donation. In 2009, Powell was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis, a chronic liver disease.
"I'm probably going to need a transplant someday, so organ donation is very important to me," he said.
Powell collects an item or two for the auction every time the A's hit the road. New York Mets third baseman David Wright signed a bat during Oakland's last road trip.
Last year's inaugural dinner and auction -- held at Fluor Field, home of the Single-A Greenville Drive -- raised approximately $40,000.
A marquee item this year will be a ball signed by the White Sox's Mark Buehrle and Phillies' Roy Halladay. Powell will get teammate Dallas Braden to autograph it, too.
"Then it will be all three active pitchers with perfect games," he said.
All proceeds from Donors on the Diamond go to Donate Life South Carolina, a nonprofit agency that promotes organ and tissue donation.
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