Josh Johnson (baseball)
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Johnson with the Blue Jays in 2013
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Born: January 31, 1984 Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 10, 2005, for the Florida Marlins | |||
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| August 6, 2013, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 58–45 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.40 | ||
| Strikeouts | 915 | ||
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Joshua Michael Johnson (born January 31, 1984), nicknamed "JJ", is a Canadian-American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida/Miami Marlins and Toronto Blue Jays from 2005 through 2013.
Johnson graduated from Jenks High School in Jenks, Oklahoma in 2002, when he was Tulsa World All-Metro Player of the Year. He helped lead the Trojans to two State Championships during his high school career. Johnson was drafted by the Marlins in the fourth round of the 2002 amateur draft. The righty made his professional baseball debut soon after with the Gulf Coast Marlins, earning a 0.60 earned run average (ERA) over 15 innings.
As a starter with Single-A Greensboro during the 2003 season, Johnson continued to limit his opponents' offensive numbers, collecting a paltry .223 opponent batting average. In 2004, he saw more success with Single-A Jupiter. Despite a 5–12 record, Johnson's ERA remained a solid 3.38.
His performance at the Single-A level earned Johnson a promotion to Double-A Carolina in 2005. He was named the Marlins' Minor League Pitcher of the Year after a 12–4 record, a 3.87 ERA and a Southern League All-Star nod for Carolina.
Johnson made his major league debut September 10, 2005, for the Marlins with a scoreless inning of relief against the Philadelphia Phillies. During the 2006 season, Johnson broke onto the Major League scene by going (11–5) as a starter, while tallying a 3.03 ERA in that role. After spending all of April in the Florida bullpen, Johnson emerged as a major contributor in the Marlins' young, but surprisingly successful, starting staff. In 2006 Johnson and fellow Marlin pitchers Scott Olsen, Aníbal Sánchez and Ricky Nolasco became the first quartet of rookie pitchers in major league history to each record 10 wins. He sat out the final three weeks of the season with forearm stiffness. His 3.10 overall ERA would have tied him for third in the National League, but he fell five innings short of qualifying for the title. Johnson also placed fourth in voting for the National League Rookie of the Year, an award that went to his fellow Florida teammate, shortstop Hanley Ramírez.
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