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Chris Johnson Houston Astros — No. 23 Third baseman Born: October 1, 1984
Naples, FloridaBats: Right Throws: Right MLB debut September 9, 2009 for the Houston Astros Career statistics
(through 2011 Season)Batting average .273 Home runs 18 Runs batted in 95 Teams - Houston Astros (2009–present)
Christopher Dalton Johnson (born October 1, 1984 in Naples, Florida) is a Major League Baseball third baseman for the Houston Astros.
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Professional career
Johnson was drafted in the 37th round by the Red Sox in June 2003 but instead opted for college. He attended Stetson University, where he led the Hatters to the 2005 and 2006 Atlantic Sun Tournament Championships.[1] Johnson was drafted by the Houston Astros in the fourth round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft.
Johnson was called up to the majors for the first time on September 7, 2009.[2]
In the 2010 Season, Johnson batted .308 with 105 Hits, 22 Doubles, 11 HR's, and 52 RBI's in just 341 at bats.
Personal
Johnson is the son of former MLB player and coach Ron Johnson.
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Houston Astros current roster Active roster 1 Jordan Schafer | 4 Jason Michaels | 8 J. B. Shuck | 11 Jason Bourgeois | 12 Clint Barmes | 14 J. D. Martinez | 16 Matt Downs | 19 Brian Bogusevic | 20 Bud Norris | 22 Carlos Corporán | 23 Chris Johnson | 27 José Altuve | 29 Brett Wallace | 30 J. A. Happ | 36 Ángel Sánchez | 38 Jimmy Paredes | 39 Brett Myers | 41 Jordan Lyles | 43 Fernando Rodriguez | 45 Carlos Lee | 51 Wandy Rodríguez | 53 Wesley Wright | 54 Mark Melancon | 55 Humberto Quintero | 56 Henry Villar | 58 Fernando Abad | 59 Wilton López | 62 Aneury Rodríguez | 64 Jorge De León | 64 Lucas Harrell | 65 Arcenio León | 65 Henry Sosa | 66 Enerio Del Rosario | 67 David Carpenter | 68 Juan Abreu | -- Paul Clemens | -- Craig Tatum
Disabled list 15 Jason Castro | 37 Brandon Lyon | 52 Sergio Escalona
Coaching Staff Manager 2 Brad Mills | Bench Coach 13 Al Pedrique | 1st Base Coach 10 Bobby Meacham | 3rd Base Coach 35 Dave Clark | Hitting Coach 31 Mike Barnett | Pitching Coach 26 Doug Brocail | Bullpen Coach 6 Jamie Quirk
Categories:- 1984 births
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