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American baseball player (born 1979)
Baseball player
Adam Johnson (born July 12, 1979) is an American former
professional baseball
pitcher who played for the
Minnesota Twins in 2001 and 2003.
Johnson attended and played baseball at
Torrey Pines High School in
San Diego . He was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 25th round of the
1997 Major League Baseball draft but chose to play
college baseball at
Cal State Fullerton . Johnson set Fullerton's career record for
strikeouts with 365 and was named the Pitcher of the Year in the
Big West Conference in 2000. That year, he was selected by the Twins with the second pick in the
2000 Major League Baseball draft .
[1]
At the time of the draft, John Sickels wrote on
ESPN.com that Johnson "[s]hould move through the minors quickly."
[2] Indeed, Johnson made his
Major League Baseball debut just over a year later on July 16, 2001, against the
St. Louis Cardinals , allowing three
earned runs over six
innings pitched .
[3] Johnson gave up 14 runs in his next 15 innings pitched and was replaced on the roster by outfielder
Bobby Kielty .
[4]
[5] The Twins brought Johnson up again when rosters expanded in September.
[6] He finished the season with an
earned run average (ERA) of 8.28.
[3]
In 2002, Johnson failed to make the Twins out of
spring training . When he was given his assignment papers, he tore or crumpled them and stormed out of manager
Ron Gardenhire 's office.
[7]
[8] He spent the entire season in
Triple-A with the
Edmonton Trappers .
[9]
In 2003, Johnson was called up to the big leagues for the first time once the rosters expanded on September 1 after a full season at Triple-A
Rochester .
[10]
[11] He appeared in two games that season. On September 28, he pitched in what would be his final Major League game and gave up six earned runs in a third of an inning pitched.
[11]
Johnson pitched until 2008 in the
Oakland Athletics
farm system , in the
Mexican League with the
Pericos de Puebla and in the
independent
Atlantic League of Professional Baseball and
Golden Baseball League .
[9]
Johnson was widely considered a
draft bust after the conclusion of his career.
[7]
[12]
[13]
[14]
[15]
References
^
"Twins take Cal State-Fullerton pitcher in draft" .
Brainerd Dispatch .
Associated Press . June 6, 2000. Retrieved 12 July 2021 .
^ Sickles, John (June 6, 2000).
"MLB/DRAFT00 - Sickles' analysis" .
ESPN.com .
ESPN . Retrieved 13 July 2021 .
^
a
b
"Adam Johnson Stats" .
Baseball-Reference.com .
Sports Reference . Retrieved 13 July 2021 .
^
"Adam Johnson 2001 Pitching Game Logs" .
Baseball-Reference.com .
Sports Reference . Retrieved 13 July 2021 .
^
"TRANSACTIONS" .
Washington Post . July 31, 2001. Retrieved 13 July 2021 .
^
"TRANSACTIONS" .
The New York Times . 5 September 2001. Retrieved 13 July 2021 .
^
a
b
Gleeman, Aaron (1 June 2012).
"Twins ex-pitcher Adam Johnson — and the ghost of No. 2 draft picks past" .
MinnPost . Retrieved 13 July 2021 .
^ Miller, Phil (21 March 2008).
"Minnesota Twins cut five players" .
St. Paul Pioneer Press . Retrieved 13 July 2021 .
^
a
b
"Adam Johnson Minor, Mexican & Independent Leagues Statistics & History" .
Baseball-Reference.com .
Sports Reference . Retrieved 13 July 2021 .
^
"Monday roundup: Twins acquire veteran Orosco" .
ESPN.com .
ESPN .
Associated Press . 1 September 2003. Retrieved 13 July 2021 .
^
a
b
"Adam Johnson 2003 Pitching Game Logs" .
Baseball-Reference.com .
Sports Reference . Retrieved 13 July 2021 .
^
Heyman, Jon (June 7, 2010).
"Jon Heyman: Top 20 draft booms and busts, plus latest news on the draft" .
Sports Illustrated . Retrieved 13 July 2021 .
^
"Top 10 MLB Draft Busts of the Last 20 Years" .
NESN . 8 June 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2021 .
^ Bradburn, Michael; Sharkey-Gotlieb, Simon (2020).
"The busts: Top prospects from each AL club who never panned out" . theScore.com .
Score Media and Gaming Inc. Retrieved 13 July 2021 .
^ Gleeman, Aaron (15 April 2018).
Big 50: Minnesota Twins: The Men and Moments that Made the Minnesota Twins . Triumph Books.
ISBN
978-1-63319-992-7 . Retrieved 13 July 2021 .
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