Charles Johnson (baseball)
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Charles Edward Johnson, Jr. (born July 20, 1971 in Fort Pierce, Florida) was a Major League Baseball catcher who played most recently with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2005).
Johnson had previously played for the Florida Marlins (1994-1998, 2001-2002), Los Angeles Dodgers (1998), Baltimore Orioles (1999-2000), Chicago White Sox (2000), and Colorado Rockies (2003-2004). He bats and throws right-handed.
Johnson graduated from Fort Pierce Westwood High School in Fort Pierce, Florida in 1989 and attended the University of Miami before being drafted by the Florida Marlins in the first round of the 1992 amateur draft.
In a 12-season career, Johnson is a .245 hitter with 167 home runs and 570 RBI in 1188 games.
[edit] Highlights
- Twice All-Star (1997, 2001)
- Four-time Gold Glove Award winner (1995-98)
[edit] Trivia
- He and Kevin Millar (currently playing for the Baltimore Orioles) are the only players in the Portland Sea Dogs Hall of Fame as of 2006.
- Johnson was a member of the Boston Red Sox organization for less than a day. On March 30, 2005, the Rockies traded Johnson and pitcher Chris Narveson to the Red Sox for pitcher Byung-Hyun Kim and cash.[1]
[edit] External links
- Charles Johnson at ESPN.com
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
Categories: 1971 births | Living people | Baseball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics | Baltimore Orioles players | Chicago White Sox players | Colorado Rockies players | Florida Marlins players | Gold Glove Award winners | Los Angeles Dodgers players | Major league catchers | Major league players from Florida | Miami Hurricanes baseball players | National League All-Stars | Olympic competitors for the United States | Tampa Bay Devil Rays players
