Dan Johnson (baseball)

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2⁄3 innings and was also occasionally used as a pinch hitter, where he was one for five. [40]

Mexican League

On May 15, 2017, Johnson signed with the Pericos de Puebla of the Mexican Baseball League, serving as both a designated hitter and a starting pitcher for the club. On July 1, 2017, he was released and assigned to the Bravos de León. Johnson put up big numbers for both clubs, finishing the season hitting .319 with 13 home runs and 57 RBIs in 62 games. In 270 at-bats, he scored 38 runs, ripped 12 doubles, 2 triples, and had a .470 on-base percentage and a .585 slugging percentage.

Johnson returned to the Bravos de León in early 2018. He appeared in just 13 games before he was put on the team's reserve list.

Independent leagues

On April 8, 2016, Johnson signed with the Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He was profiled in the New York Times "A Veteran Retools as a Knuckleballer" on May 14, 2016. [41] On June 13, 2016, he was traded to the Long Island Ducks. He was released on June 29, 2016.

Johnson signed with the St. Paul Saints in the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. 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. He later returned to the Saints on June 14, 2018, as a pitcher following another short stint in the Mexican League. However, he was released just a week later on June 21. He resigned on July 2, 2018. On July 14, 2018, Johnson was traded to the Lincoln Saltdogs. He was released following the 2018 season on October 11.

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

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Dan Johnson
YB-Dan-Johnson.jpg
Johnson with the Yokohama BayStars
First baseman
Born: (1979-08-10) August 10, 1979 (age 43)
Coon Rapids, Minnesota, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: May 27, 2005, for the Oakland Athletics
NPB: April 3, 2009, for the Yokohama BayStars
Last appearance
NPB: October 2, 2009, for the Yokohama BayStars
MLB: July 28, 2015, for the St. Louis Cardinals
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