Jim Johnson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jim Johnson
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Jun 27, 1983(1983-06-27)
Age	41
Birthplace	Johnson City, NY
Country	United States
Birth City	New York State
Horoscope	Cancer

Jim Johnson Biography

Jim Johnson is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on June 27, 1983 in Johnson City, NY, New York State, United States. Relief pitcher capable of inducing loads of groundballs with his running fastball; he led the American League in saves in 2012 and 2013 with the Baltimore Orioles.

First baseman Kevin Millar was his teammate on the Orioles.

The Baltimore Orioles drafted Johnson in the fifth round of the 2001 MLB draft. He made his major league debut in 2006, making one start towards the end of the season. He allowed 8 runs in 3 innings for the loss. In 2007, he again only made one Major League appearance.

Johnson was born in Johnson City, New York. He was raised in Endicott, New York, and graduated from Union Endicott High School in 2001.

He was born in Johnson City, New York.

Jim Johnson Net Worth

Jim Johnson is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jim Johnson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He attended Union Endicott High School in New York.

He was selected to his first All-Star team in 2012.

James Robert Johnson (born June 27, 1983) is an American professional baseball relief pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Oakland Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Angels. Johnson was an All-Star in 2012 and won the Rolaids Relief Man Award that year while leading MLB in saves. In 2013, Johnson became the first American League (AL) pitcher ever to have recorded back-to-back seasons of 50 saves or more. Johnson and Éric Gagné are the only two MLB pitchers to accomplish this feat.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Jim Johnson height 6 feet 5 inches Jim weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Jim Johnson Dating?

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On December 2, 2013, Johnson was traded to the Oakland Athletics for infielder Jemile Weeks and a player to be named later, identified as David Freitas on December 12. The deal was considered to be a salary dump by the Orioles, since Johnson was projected to make $10.8 million in baseball arbitration, according to MLB Trade Rumors. His 2014 salary wound up being 10 million dollars. Johnson’s first season with the A’s began poorly, as he earned a blown save and 2 losses in his first two appearances with the club. After 5 appearances and an ERA of 18.90, Johnson was pulled from the closer role on April 11, in favor of fellow relievers Luke Gregerson and Sean Doolittle. Johnson was designated for assignment on July 24, and released by the club on August 1. In 2014 for the A’s, in 38 games he was 4-2 with 2 saves and a 7.14 ERA.

Facts & Trivia

Jim Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jim Johnson celebrates birthday on June 27 of every year.

Johnson signed a one–year contract worth $1.6 million with the Atlanta Braves on December 3, 2014. Johnson, who had been the set-up man for most of the year, was called on to be the closer after Jason Grilli was injured on July 11, two days before the All-Star break. In 49 games, he was 2–3 with a 2.25 ERA and nine saves.

Is Jim Johnson still alive?

Personal information
Died:| July 28, 2009 (aged 68) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Career information
College:| Missouri
Undrafted:| 1963

How old is Jim Johnson?

Jim Johnson
Born| 1945 (age 76–77 ) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Career
Show| The Roe Conn Show
Station(s)| WLS-AM 890, Chicago

Where is Jim Johnson?

It is hard to believe, but Jim Johnson has been gone for 10 years. It doesn’t seem that long since he was prowling the sideline, dialing up exotic blitzes for his players to unleash on opposing offenses. Johnson retired after the 2008 season and passed away on July 28, 2009 after battling melanoma, a form of cancer.

What kind of defense did Jim Johnson run?

One of Johnson’s favorite weapons was the double A-gap blitz. The gap to the right and left of the center is called the A-gap. Johnson would put a linebacker in each gap and have them acting as if they were going to blitz.

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