Rob Johnson (baseball)

Infobox MLB player


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name=Rob Johnson
position=Catcher
team=Seattle Mariners
number=32
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1983|7|22
birthplace=city-state|Butte|Montana
debutdate=September 4
debutyear=2007
debutteam=Seattle Mariners
statyear=2008 season
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.147
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=1
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=2
teams=
*Seattle Mariners (by|2007-present)

Robert James Johnson (born July 22, 1983 in Butte, Montana) is a Major League Baseball catcher for the Seattle Mariners. He attended Butte Central Catholic High School (graduated 2001) and played for the local American Legion team (Montana is the only state to not include baseball on a High School level). Johnson attended Saddleback Junior College (CA) and was named MVP of the Orange Empire League in by|2003. In 2003, he attended the University of Houston before hew as drafted by the by the Seattle Mariners in 4th round (123rd overall) of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft.

Following a breakout by|2005 season, Seattle Mariners General Manager Bill Bavasi promoted Johnson to the Triple-A level Tacoma Rainiers at the start of the by|2006. After the free agent signing of Japanese baseball star catcher Kenji Johjima and the selection of USC slugging catcher Jeff Clement, Johnson moved down the Mariners organizational depth chart. In by|2007, he was named the Tacoma Rainiers team captain.

Johnson made his Major League Debut on September 4, mlby|2007, and played sparingly for the rest of the campaign with the Mariners. He had 1 hit (his first in MLB) in 3 at-bats for a career batting average of .333, Johnson also stole a base during his callup in which he appeared in 6 games.

Johnson was recalled to Seattle for the final month of the mlby|2008 season when the rosters expanded from 25 to 40 for the month of September during which he hit his first major league home run, a two run blast off of Jerry Blevins of the Oakland Athletics in a game on September 27th at SAFECO Field.

External links

* [http://thebaseballcube.com/players/J/Rob-Johnson.shtml] - current and past statistics