- Jason Johnson
Infobox MLB player
width = 150px
name = Jason Johnson
team = Los Angeles Dodgers
number = 54
position = Starting pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1973|10|27
birthplace = city-state|Santa Barbara|California
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = August 27
debutyear = 1997
debutteam = Pittsburgh Pirates
statyear = August 29, 2008
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value = 56-99
stat2label =Earned run average
stat2value = 4.98
stat3label =Strikeout s
stat3value = 808
teams =
*Pittsburgh Pirates (by|1997)
*Tampa Bay Devil Rays (by|1998)
*Baltimore Orioles (by|1999-by|2003)
*Detroit Tigers (by|2004-by|2005)
*Cleveland Indians (by|2006)
*Boston Red Sox (by|2006)
*Cincinnati Reds (by|2006)
*Los Angeles Dodgers (by|2008-present)Jason Michael Johnson (born
October 27 ,1973 inSanta Barbara, California ) is aright-handed Major League Baseball starting pitcher for theLos Angeles Dodgers . He is six foot six (1.98 m), 217 lb (98 kg), and bats right-handed.Career
Johnson graduated from
Conner High School inHebron, Kentucky . He did not enter college, but was signed by thePittsburgh Pirates as an undrafted free agent in by|1992. After debuting with the Pirates in by|1997, he has gone on to play for theTampa Bay Devil Rays ,Baltimore Orioles ,Detroit Tigers ,Cleveland Indians ,Boston Red Sox ,Cincinnati Reds , and theSeibu Lions .Johnson's five year tenure in Baltimore was moderately successful and he became known as an inning-eating starting pitcher as he matured. After enduring two losing seasons with Detroit, Johnson signed with Cleveland prior to the by|2006 season. He fared no better there, going 3-8 with a 5.96 ERA. He was
designated for assignment onJune 22 , 2006. Before he decided whether or not to accept the assignment, he was traded to theBoston Red Sox for cash. In Boston, his time as a member of the Red Sox was disastrous, going 0-4 with a 7.36 ERA. OnAugust 18 , 2006, Johnson was designated for assignment by the Red Sox and quickly signed to a minor league contract by theCincinnati Reds .He signed an incentive-laden, one-year, $3 million contract with the
Seibu Lions for the by|2007 season. [http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/6350552] OnFebruary 7 , by|2008, Johnson signed a minor league contract with an invite tospring training with the Los Angeles Dodgers.He failed to make the Dodgers opening day roster and was assigned to the Triple-A
Las Vegas 51s . OnJuly 18 the Dodgers added him to the 25 man roster.Through August 29th Johnson is 1-1 with a 4.61 ERA in 12 games (including 2 starts).
Notes
Johnson is diabetic and was the first Major League Baseball player to get permission to wear an
insulin pump on the field. He wears the pump on his belt on the left side of his lower back, in order to minimize the chance of it being hit by a bat or thrown ball. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9805E1DB173BF935A35754C0A9629C8B63]In by|2001, he received the
Tony Conigliaro Award .On
June 8 , by|2005, Johnson became the first Tigers pitcher to hit a home run in a regular season game sinceLes Cain in by|1971. The homer came againstLos Angeles Dodgers pitcherJeff Weaver , at Dodger Stadium.External links
*baseballstats |mlb= |espn= |br=j/johnsja02 |fangraphs=147 |cube=J/jason-johnson
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=5885 ESPN.com: Jason Johnson]
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