Dan Johnson

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MLB career

In 2005, Johnson had his rookie season with the Athletics, batting.275 with 15 home runs and 58 RBIs. He suffered early in 2006, batting.237 before being demoted to the Sacramento River Cats, the A's Triple-A Pacific Coast League affiliate. He returned to the A's roster on August 31 and finished the season with a.234 batting average, 9 home runs, and 37 RBIs. He was later discovered that double vision was due to getting suntan lotion in his eyes, and he was able to fix the issue for the 2007 season.

Johnson had been expected to be the A's starting first baseman in 2007, but he suffered a torn labrum in his hip late in spring preparation and missed the first three weeks of the season. He hit in 16 of his first 18 games on April 25 and went on to score in 16. For the week of May 7-13, he was named American League co-Player of the Week with teammate Jack Cust. Johnson got off to a slow start and slumped his batting average to.236. With two home runs and eight runs batted in, his worst month was July, in which he batted just.156 (10-for-64 in 19 games). Johnson was selected for assignment on April 9, 2008.

He was named off waivers by the Tampa Bay Rays on April 18, 2008. However, five days later, he was back in charge of assignment. He was then released to Triple-A Durham three days later. The Rays from Durham called Johnson up on September 9, 2010. In the ninth inning, he was a pinch hitter and scored a home run against the Boston Red Sox, tying the game. The game was deemed pivotal in the AL East Division race, with the Rays expected to win in extra innings, effectively keeping the Red Sox from claiming the division lead that night. The Rays did not relinquish first position for the remainder of the season, winning their first division title and a World Series appearance.

He batted.192 with a.276 on-base percentage for the 2008 season.

Johnson joined the Yokohama Bay Stars of the Japanese Central League in a one-year deal for $1.2 million, where he batted.215 in the 2009 season.

On January 11, 2010, Johnson agreed to a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, which was the first major league contract ever signed. In August, Johnson was called from Durham to the Rays. In the 10th inning against the Boston Red Sox, he scored a walk-off home run on August 28. He batted just below average for the 2010 season with a.198 batting average. In 111 at bats, 3 doubles, and 7 home runs, he had 23 RBIs, 22 hits, 22 runs, and 7 home runs.

Johnson hit the first pitch from Matt Thornton off the top of the Miller Lite Bullpen Sports Bar fence on April 8, 2011, beating Chicago 7-6, and two men on.

Johnson was given assignment on May 20, 2011, but he was later recalled on September 14, 2011.

Johnson tied the Boston Red Sox in the American League wild card race in the last game of the season on September 28, 2011, when the Rays tied for the first game of the season with two outs and two strikes in the ninth inning to tie the game against the New York Yankees. It was Johnson's first attack since April 27. The Rays went on to win the game in extra innings, and the Red Sox lost the game, clinching the AL Wild Card.

With the 2011 Moment of the Year in Baseball Awards, Johnson was lauded by MLB for his Game 162 home run with the GIBBY (Greatness in Baseball Yearly). "Many baseball analysts have dubbed the 2011 season's last night the best in baseball history," Bill Chastain said. The seat at Tropicana Field in the right field corner, where the home run ball landed, is now colored blue and designated as the Dan Johnson seat.

Johnson agreed to a minor league deal with the Chicago White Sox on February 1, 2012. He was also invited to spring training. He was a member of the Charlotte Knights, a Triple-A affiliate of the White Sox. In the triple-A All-Star Game in Buffalo, N.Y., Johnson played for the Knights and finished second in the home-run derby. The Chicago White Sox bought him on September 1, 2012. In game 162 for the Tampa Bay Rays, as background to this move, Chicago sports writers recalled Johnson's home run. According to Phil Rogers, a Chicago Tribune writer, Johnson changed baseball's landscape a season ago.

Johnson signed a minor league deal with the New York Yankees on January 24, 2013. He was also admitted to spring training. On August 30, 2013, he was released from the Yankees' Triple-A affiliate Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.

He committed to the Baltimore Orioles in minor leagues on August 30, 2013. He appeared in five games for the Triple-Attraction Norfolk Tides. The Orioles announced his deal on September 13. On October 31, he was ruled outright to Norfolk, and he was elected by the Free Agency on November 1.

The Toronto Blue Jays announced on November 15, 2013 that Johnson had been signed to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. Adam Lind, who had been on the disabled list, was selected from the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons on July 11, 2014, to replace him. In his first Blue Jays appearance on Thursday night, he walked in all four of his plate appearances and scored 3 runs. Johnson had 4 RBI on July 26, helping the Blue Jays snap a 17-game losing streak at Yankee Stadium. On July 31, he was activated on September 1 when the rosters were expanded, and he was activated on September 1. Johnson batted.211 with 1 home run and 7 RBI in 2014, a new record. Johnson was sent outright to Buffalo on October 1, but he later decided to become a free agent.

Johnson signed a minor league deal with the Houston Astros on December 15, 2014. He was traded to the Cincinnati Reds for a player who would be announced later or cash considerations after batting.158 over 19 at-bats in spring training. He started the 2015 season with the Triple-A Louisville Bats, but was released on April 23.

Johnson, who was called up to the MLB roster on July 8, 2015, signed a minor-league deal with the St. Louis Cardinals on May 4, 2015. He spent his first two months with the AAA Memphis Redbirds batting.265 with 11 home runs and 42 RBI. In 19 AB, he played 12 games for the Cardinals, winning three hits. After trading for Brandon Moss and outrighted Johnson from the 40-man roster to Memphis on August 3, the club announced him for assignment on July 30.

Johnson, a first baseman, signed a minor league deal with the Tampa Bay Rays on March 5, 2016, with the intention of converting from a first baseman to a knuckleball pitcher. On March 30, he was released.

He signed a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 22, 2016 and was assigned to the Texas League's AA Tulsa Drillers. He played in four games for the Drillers with a 5.52 ERA in 142-3 innings and was also used occasionally as a pinch hitter, where he was one for five.

Johnson signed with Pericos de Puebla of the Mexican Baseball League on May 15, 2017, making him both a designated hitter and a starting pitcher for the team. He was released and sent to the Bravos de León on July 1, 2017. Johnson had a field day with 13 home runs and 57 RBIs in 62 games, his best numbers for both clubs this season. He hit 38 runs, ripped 12 doubles, 2 triples, and had a.570 on-base percentage and a.585 slugging percentage in 270 at-bats, along with a.38 percent on-base percentage.

In early 2018, Johnson returned to the Bravos de León. He played in only 13 games before being placed on the team's reserve list.

Johnson signed with the Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball on April 8, 2016. On May 14, 2016, he was featured in the New York Times' "A Veteran Retools as a Knuckleballer." He was traded to the Long Island Ducks on June 13, 2016. He was released on June 29, 2016.

In the American Association of Professional Baseball, Johnson joined the St. Paul Saints. Johnson was listed as a rookie status pitcher. Following the conclusion of his Mexican League season in 2017, Johnson re-signed with the Saints on August 20. Following another short stint in the Mexican League, he returned to the Saints on June 14, 2018. However, he was released just a week later on June 21. He resigned on July 2, 2018. Johnson was traded to the Lincoln Saltdogs on July 14, 2018. Following the 2018 season, he was released on October 11.

Johnson joined the University of Nebraska-Lincoln baseball staff as a student assistant in August 2019.

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