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Adrian Andre Johnson (born May 25, 1975) is an American umpire in Major League Baseball. He wears uniform number 80.

Adrian Johnson
Born: (1975-05-25) May 25, 1975 (age 47) Houston, Texas
MLB debut
April 19, 2006
Crew Information
Umpiring crew	18
Crew members	Marvin Hudson (crew chief) Adrian Johnson John Tumpane Ryan Blakney
Career highlights and awards
Special Assignments World Baseball Classic (2006) All-Star Game (2016) Wild Card Games/Series (2020, 2022) Division Series (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) League Championship Series (2022)

Career

Born in Houston – where he still resides – Johnson worked in the Gulf Coast League, Pioneer League, South Atlantic League, Florida State League, Eastern League and International League before being called up to the MLB in 2006.[1][2] He also officiated in the 2006 World Baseball Classic. Johnson was named to the full-time Major League staff prior to the 2010 season.

Notable Games

Johnson was the home plate umpire for Edwin Jackson's no-hitter on June 25, 2010.[1]

He was the home plate umpire when the New York Yankees hit a record three grand slams against the Oakland Athletics on August 25, 2011.

He was at third base on June 1, 2012, when Johan Santana no-hit the St. Louis Cardinals,[3] making a controversial "foul ball" ruling over a hard ground ball hit by Carlos Beltrán in the sixth inning.[4]

On July 2, 2013, Johnson was the home plate umpire when Homer Bailey of the Cincinnati Reds pitched a no-hitter against the San Francisco Giants at Great American Ballpark.[5]

Johnson served as the left field umpire in the 2016 MLB All-Star Game in San Diego.

Johnson worked in his first postseason in 2017, serving as an umpire during the 2017 American League Division Series.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball umpires

References

External links

• Major League profile
• Retrosheet

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