Kelly Johnson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kelly Johnson
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 22, 1982(1982-02-22)
Age	42
Birthplace	Austin
Country	United States
Birth City	Texas
Horoscope	Pisces

Kelly Johnson Biography

Kelly Johnson is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on February 22, 1982 in Austin, Texas, United States. Second baseman and left fielder who made his MLB debut in 2005 with the Atlanta Braves and joined the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2010.

All-Star catcher Brian McCann was his teammate on the Braves.

Johnson was drafted in the first round (38th overall) of the 2000 Major League Baseball draft by the Atlanta Braves. Johnson decided to forego a scholarship offer to play college baseball at Texas A&M in favor of signing with the Braves. Johnson made his Major League debut with the Braves on May 29, 2005 and became a regular outfielder, due to the many injuries that plagued the Braves early in the 2005 season. Johnson was named the National League Player of the Week for the week of June 13 after batting .417 with three home runs and 11 RBIs in 24 at-bats.

An elbow injury sidelined Johnson for the entire 2006 season. He was placed on the disabled list during spring training after experiencing pain while making throws from the outfield, and had Tommy John surgery performed by Dr. James Andrews on June 1. During the offseason, Johnson spent many hours with Braves first base coach Glenn Hubbard at Turner Field to learn how to play second base effectively. Johnson earned the starting position at second base and as the leadoff hitter for the Braves for the 2007 season. On April 8, 2007, Johnson hit the first leadoff homer of his career in a 3-2 win against the New York Mets. In late June, Johnson lost his position as the leadoff hitter in the Braves lineup. In the 48 games Johnson played in May and June, his on-base percentage was .325, well below the acceptable rate for a good leadoff hitter. Willie Harris, who took over the role as primary leadoff hitter, had an on- base percentage of .440 prior to June 22 (Johnson’s last game as the leadoff hitter), prompting Braves manager Bobby Cox to make the change. (As of August 10, Johnson had an on-base percentage of .419 since June 22.) In addition to being demoted from the top of the order, Johnson’s offensive struggles motivated Cox to move Johnson into a platoon at second base with Yunel Escobar. He capped off his year with 16 homers and a .276 batting average.

He married Lauren Thacker in 2008.

Kelly Johnson Net Worth

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

He attended Westwood High School in Texas.

He hit 26 home runs in 2010.

Kelly Andrew Johnson (born February 22, 1982) is an American former professional baseball utility player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Arizona Diamondbacks, Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Rays, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles and New York Mets. While primarily a second baseman and left fielder, Johnson has appeared at every position except for pitcher, catcher, and center field during his career. Johnson was the first player to appear in a game for all five American League East teams; Steve Pearce became the second in 2018. He was on the New York Mets’ postseason roster in 2015, where he appeared in his first World Series.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Kelly Johnson Dating?

According to our records, Kelly Johnson married to Lauren Thacker. As of December 1, 2023, Kelly Johnson’s is not dating anyone.

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On July 23, 2010, Johnson successfully hit for the cycle against the San Francisco Giants. Johnson hit a solo home run in the first, a ground-rule double in the fifth, a two-run triple in the sixth and completed it with a single in the eighth. Johnson tied the game at 1 with his home run, almost tied the game with a double but it was a ground-rule so Young was held at third base, tied the game at 3 with a 2-run triple, and represented the tying run with his single.

Facts & Trivia

Kelly Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Kelly Johnson celebrates birthday on February 22 of every year.

On July 8, 2011, Johnson hit his second grand slam in the season off St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Kyle Lohse. Johnson gave the D-backs the lead in the seventh to break a tie 7-3. He hit a 2-2 pitch into the Cardinals bullpen while thinking that he only hit a sacrifice fly. The ball carried long enough to be a grand slam.

Was Kelly Johnson a pilot?

Johnson had personally piloted the craft , which flew 250 m.p.h., in some of its test flights. Johnson founded the “Skunk Works” in 1943 to build the XP-80 Shooting Star, the United States’ first production jet fighter, for World War II.

Where is Kelly Johnson buried?

Forest Lawn, Los Angeles, CA

What team did Kelly Johnson go to?

Johnson received his B.S. (1932) and M.S. (1933) degrees from the University of Michigan before beginning his career with the Lockheed Corporation in

1933. As head of the “Skunk Works,” Lockheed’s secret development unit, he helped design more than 40 airplanes.

Is Skunk Works still around?

After 1989, Lockheed reorganized its operations and relocated the Skunk Works to Site 10 at U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, where it remains in operation today.

Who was the chief engineer for the P 80 Shooting Star jet fighter?

Initial opinions of the XP-80A were not positive, with Lockheed Chief Engineering Test Pilot Milo Burcham commenting that an aircraft he very much enjoyed (powered by the Halford engine) had now become a “dog.”