Micah Johnson (baseball)

Micah Johnson

Johnson with the Chicago White Sox
Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 17
Second baseman
Born: (1990-12-18) December 18, 1990
Indianapolis, Indiana
Bats: Left Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 6, 2015, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
(through 2016 season)
Batting average .226
Home runs 0
Runs batted in 4
Teams

Micah Drew Johnson[1] (born December 18, 1990) is an American professional baseball second baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Chicago White Sox.

Career

Chicago White Sox

Johnson attended Park Tudor School in Indianapolis, Indiana, and Indiana University Bloomington, where he played college baseball for the Indiana Hoosiers baseball team.[2] He was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 9th round of the 2012 MLB Draft. He started his career in 2012 with the rookie level Great Falls Voyagers. He finished the 2012 season hitting .273 in 271 at-bats with, 10 doubles, 5 triples, 4 home runs, 25 runs batted in (RBIs) and 19 stolen bases. Johnson was moved up to the Kannapolis Intimidators of the Class A South Atlantic League for the start of the 2013 season. There he hit .342 in 304 at-bats with 17 doubles, 11 triples, 6 home runs, 42 RBIs and 61 stolen bases. Due to his stellar play in the first half of the 2013 season, Johnson was promoted to the Winston-Salem Dash of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League and then the Birmingham Barons of the Class AA Southern League for the final week of the season. Johnson finished the 2013 season hitting a combined .312 in 536 at bats, 24 doubles, 15 triples, 7 home runs, 58 RBIs, 50 walks, 98 strikeouts and 84 stolen bases.[3][4]

Johnson began the 2014 season with Birmingham, and was promoted to the Charlotte Knights of the Class AAA International League in May.[5][6] His season ended in August due to an injury to his left hamstring.[7]

Johnson earned a spot on the White Sox 2015 opening day roster, batting ninth and played second base.[8] He record his first major league hit, a single, in his second plate appearance.

Los Angeles Dodgers

On December 16, 2015, Johnson was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers (with Frankie Montas and Trayce Thompson) as part of a three team trade that sent Todd Frazier to the White Sox and José Peraza, Brandon Dixon and Scott Schebler to the Cincinnati Reds.[9] He was assigned to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers to begin the season.[10] He appeared in seven games in the majors, with one hit in six at-bats[1] and 120 games in Oklahoma City, where he had a .261 batting average.[11]

Personal life

During the 2014 season, Johnson took online classes through Indiana University to finish his degree. He intends to go to law school after his playing career, with the goal of becoming an MLB general manager.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Micah Johnson Statistics and History | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
  2. ↑ "Park Tudor, IU's Micah Johnson moving quickly through White Sox organization". Indianapolis Star. July 22, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  3. ↑ Van Schouwen, Daryl (March 2, 2014). "White Sox hot prospect Micah Johnson won't get ahead of himself". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Speedster Micah Johnson taking it slow on defense". Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Micah Johnson impressive in first MLB camp before returning to play for Birmingham Barons". Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  6. ↑ Cahill, Teddy (May 15, 2014). "Pipeline preview: Johnson raring to go for Charlotte". MLB.com. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  7. 1 2 "White Sox prospect Micah Johnson has high potential on and off the field". Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  8. ↑ Kane, Colleen (April 5, 2015). "White Sox name Micah Johnson starter at second base". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  9. ↑ Simon, Andrew (December 16, 2015). "White Sox acquire Frazier in 3-team deal". mlb.com. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  10. ↑ "OKC Dodgers Release 2016 Opening Day Roster". news9.com. April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Micah Johnson Register Statistics & History". Baseball Reference.
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