Jeremy Johnson (baseball)

Jeremy M. Johnson (born July 19, 1982 in Concord, North Carolina) is a minor league baseball pitcher in the Detroit Tigers organization who currently plays for the Toledo Mud Hens.

Johnson graduated from Mooresville High School in Mooresville, North Carolina in 2000. As a high school baseball player he was named an honorable mention on the 2000 USA Today All-USA high school baseball team. [cite news | title=2000 All-USA baseball | work=USA Today | date=June 27, 2000 | page=7C] Johnson entered the amateur draft and was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 11th round. [cite news | title=Tigers agree to terms with 13 more draftees | work=Associated Press | date=July 1, 2000] Johnson reported to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast Tigers, where he went 3-1 with an ERA of 4.15. Toward the end of the season the Tigers promoted Johnson to the single-A Oneonta Tigers in the New York - Penn League, where he went 0-1 with a 2.89 ERA.cite web | title=Jeremy Johnson Statistics | work=TheBaseballCube.com | url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/J/jeremy-johnson.shtml]

Johnson opened the 2001 season with Oneonta, where he went 7-1 in twelve starts with a 3.42 ERA before being promoted to the single-A West Michigan Whitecaps in late August. [cite news | title=Caps waste a solid start by Howell; Poor baserunning dooms West Michigan in 3-2 loss to Fort Wayne | work=Grand Rapids Press | date=August 22, 2001 | page=C2] Johnson finished out the Whitecaps season, going 1-1; he also played a few games for the single-A Lakeland Flying Tigers. Johnson returned to the Whitecaps for the 2002 season, and posted a 4.26 ERA before being promoted (again) to Lakeland and then, later in the season, the double-A Erie SeaWolves. At Erie Johnson went 6-1 with a 3.88 ERA; opening there in the 2003 season he was off to a strong start before being sidelined by a shoulder injury. [cite web | url=http://tigers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20040601&content_id=758474&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=null | title=Notes: Still waiting for Vina | date=June 1, 2004 | work=MLB.com | first=Jason | last=Beck | accessdate=2008-06-26]

Johnson spent a shortened 2004 season back at Lakeland, where he went 3-6 with an ERA of 4.67. His highlight performance occurred on July 30, when he threw six shutout innings in a 9-1 victory over the St. Lucie Mets. [cite news | title=Johnson pitches a gem; FSL: Tigers 9, Mets 1 | work=The Ledger | date=July 30, 2004 | first=Ted | last=Beck | date=C2] Over 2005 and 2006 Johnson continued to alternate between Lakeland and Erie, with mixed results. In 2007 he finally reached the triple-A Toledo Mud Hens, going 3-3 with an ERA of 3.44 in 39 appearances; for the first time mostly in a relief role.

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