Elliot Johnson (baseball)
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| Kansas City Royals – No. 23 | |
| Second baseman | |
| Born: March 9, 1984 Safford, Arizona |
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| Bats: Switch | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| April 5, 2008 for the Tampa Bay Rays | |
| Career statistics (through May 21, 2013) |
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| Batting average | .228 |
| Home runs | 11 |
| Runs batted in | 53 |
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Elliot Tyler Johnson (born March 9, 1984) is a Major League Baseball second baseman for the Kansas City Royals. Born in Safford, Arizona, Johnson took up baseball at an early age.
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Professional career [edit]
Tampa Bay Rays [edit]
He signed with the Devil Rays as a non-drafted free agent on June 29, 2002. Johnson began his professional career in 2005 playing for the Visalia Rawhide of Visalia, California (A class A minor-league affiliate of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at the time). In the same season, Johnson got promoted to class AA, then in 2006 moved to Durham, NC to play with the class AAA minor league affiliate of the Rays.
Johnson made the Tampa Bay Rays opening day roster for the 2008 season. On April 5, 2008, Johnson made his debut against the New York Yankees, as the teams designated hitter. He had four at bats and recorded his first major league hit, a single.
John Romano of The St. Petersburg Times wrote in March 2011 that he was likely one of three players competing for two spots on the Rays bench, with the other two being outfielder Sam Fuld and first baseman Casey Kotchman.[1] Johnson made the opening day roster, along with Fuld. On May 15, 2011, he hit his first major league home run against Baltimore Orioles pitcher Jake Arrieta. On August 12, 2011 he was one of 5 Rays to hit solo homeruns off CC Sabathia in a 5-1 Tampa Bay victory.[2] Johnson was designated for assignment on February 5, 2013.[3][4]
Kansas City Royals [edit]
Johnson was acquired by the Kansas City Royals on February 12, 2013 from the Rays as the player to be named later in the James Shields trade.[5]
Family [edit]
Johnson has 4 brothers, three of which were drafted but then dropped. Johnson proposed to his wife standing between the mound and home plate. They reside in Montgomery with their son Blake.[6]
References [edit]
- ^ John Romano. "Perspective is strength of Tampa Bay Rays hopeful Sam Fuld". The St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
- ^ "Rays hit 5 Solo Homeruns vs Sabathia", The Baseball Page
- ^ Mooney, Roger (February 5, 2013). "Tampa Bay Rays officially sign Farnsworth, Kelly Johnson". Retrieved February 5, 2013.
- ^ Gleeman, Aaron (February 5, 2013). "Rays designate Reid Brignac and Elliot Johnson for assignment". NBCSports.com. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
- ^ http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/02/royals-acquire-elliot-johnson.html
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=johnso004leo
External links [edit]
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- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Elliot Johnson on Twitter
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Graham County, Arizona
- Baseball players from Arizona
- Major League Baseball second basemen
- Princeton Devil Rays players
- Charleston RiverDogs players
- Visalia Oaks players
- Montgomery Biscuits players
- Durham Bulls players
- Gulf Coast Rays players
- Tampa Bay Rays players
- Kansas City Royals players
