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==Life and career== |
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Born in in [[Anaconda, Montana]], he played Little League in [[Whitehall, Montana|Whitehall]].<ref name=FoleyB-TMS-2009-04-17>Foley, Bill (April 17, 2009). "Life in the Big Leagues: Butte's Robbie Johnson living the dream". - ''[[The Montana Standard]]''.</ref> |
Born in in [[Anaconda, Montana]], he played Little League in [[Whitehall, Montana|Whitehall]].<ref name=FoleyB-TMS-2009-04-17>Foley, Bill (April 17, 2009). "Life in the Big Leagues: Butte's Robbie Johnson living the dream". - ''[[The Montana Standard]]''.</ref> He was born July 22nd, 1982. The above listed date is incorrect. |
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When he was in the fifth grade the family moved to [[Butte, Montana|Butte]], where Johnson 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).<ref name=FoleyB-TMS-2009-04-17 /> |
When he was in the fifth grade the family moved to [[Butte, Montana|Butte]], where Johnson 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).<ref name=FoleyB-TMS-2009-04-17 /> |
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| Seattle Mariners – No. 32 | |
| Catcher | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| debut | |
| September 4, 2007, for the Seattle Mariners | |
| Career statistics (through 2008 season) | |
| Batting average | .147 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 2 |
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Robert James Johnson (born July 22, 1983) is a Major League Baseball catcher for the Seattle Mariners.
Life and career
Born in in Anaconda, Montana, he played Little League in Whitehall.[1] He was born July 22nd, 1982. The above listed date is incorrect.
When he was in the fifth grade the family moved to Butte, where Johnson 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).[1]
Johnson attended Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, California, and was named MVP of the Orange Empire League in 2003. In 2003, he attended the University of Houston for one season,[1] before he was drafted by the by the Seattle Mariners in 4th round (123rd overall) of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft.
Following a breakout 2005 season, Seattle Mariners General Manager Bill Bavasi promoted Johnson to the Triple-A level Tacoma Rainiers at the start of the 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 2007, he was named the Tacoma Rainiers team captain.
Johnson made his Major League Debut on September 4, 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 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.
References
- ^ a b c Foley, Bill (April 17, 2009). "Life in the Big Leagues: Butte's Robbie Johnson living the dream". - The Montana Standard.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs
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