Mike Johnson (1990s pitcher) explained

Mike Johnson
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:3 October 1975
Birth Place:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Bats:Left
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 6
Debutyear:1997
Debutteam:Baltimore Orioles
Debut2league:NPB
Debut2date:June 15
Debut2year:2002
Debut2team:Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes
Debut3league:KBO
Debut3date:July 20
Debut3year:2003
Debut3team:Kia Tigers
Debut4league:CPBL
Debut4date:March 16
Debut4year:2008
Debut4team:La New Bears
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:April 24
Finalyear:2001
Finalteam:Montreal Expos
Final2league:NPB
Final2date:September 22
Final2year:2002
Final2team:Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes
Final3league:KBO
Final3date:April 10
Final3year:2009
Final3team:SK Wyverns
Final4league:CPBL
Final4date:June 23
Final4year:2009
Final4team:La New Bears
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:7–14
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:6.85
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:147
Stat2league:NPB
Stat21label:Win–loss record
Stat21value:1–0
Stat22label:Earned run average
Stat22value:6.65
Stat23label:Strikeouts
Stat23value:8
Stat3league:KBO
Stat31label:Win–loss record
Stat31value:9–2
Stat32label:Earned run average
Stat32value:3.94
Stat33label:Strikeouts
Stat33value:78
Stat4league:CPBL
Stat41label:Win–loss record
Stat41value:22–4
Stat42label:Earned run average
Stat42value:2.96
Stat43label:Strikeouts
Stat43value:121
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Show-Medals:no

Michael Keith Johnson (born October 3, 1975) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher who pitched all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), and also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), KBO League, and the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL).

Career

Johnson was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1993 Major League Baseball draft, then made his MLB debut on April 6, 1997 with the Baltimore Orioles going on to play for the Orioles (1997) and Montreal Expos (1997–2001).

He was a member of the Team Canada baseball team at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where they finished in fourth place in the tournament.

Johnson played in the Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Francisco Giants organizations from 2001 through 2003, before signing with the Expos again in 2004.

In 2006, Johnson played with Somerset of the independent Atlantic League. In 2007, he played for the Edmonton Cracker-Cats of the Northern League. In 2008, he played for the CPBL's La New Bears and won the winningest pitcher and the MVP at the regular season.

On March 7, 2009 he pitched again for Canada in the World Baseball Classic against the USA. For the 2009 season, he signed to play for the SK Wyverns in South Korea after an interval of four years, but was dismissed in April having appeared in just two games. He then signed with the Edmonton Capitals of the Golden Baseball League, for whom he finished the season. He split the 2010 season between the Capitals and Yuma Scorpions.

He is presently a coaching instructor in Edmonton for the St. Francis Xavier high-school baseball Academy.