Rob Johnson (baseball)
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Johnson with the Seattle Mariners in 2009
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| Catcher/Pitcher | |||
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Born: July 22, 1982 Butte, MT |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 4, 2007, for the Seattle Mariners | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 14, 2013, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .200 | ||
| Home runs | 8 | ||
| Runs batted in | 64 | ||
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Robert James "Rob" Johnson (born July 22, 1982) is an American former professional baseball catcher and pitcher. Johnson played Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2013, predominantly for the Seattle Mariners.
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, before he was drafted 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 batting average of .333, he also stole a base during his callup, during which he appeared in 6 games.
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