Sherman Lee Johnson (born July 15, 1990) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Kane County Cougars of the American Association of Professional Baseball. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels.
Sherman Johnson | |
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![]() Johnson with Florida State in 2012 | |
Kane County Cougars – No. 10 | |
Infielder | |
Born: (1990-07-15) July 15, 1990 (age 32) Tampa, Florida | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 19, 2018, for the Los Angeles Angels | |
MLB statistics (through 2018 season) | |
Batting average | .000 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 0 |
Teams | |
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After graduating from Braulio Alonso High School in Tampa, Florida, Johnson enrolled at Florida State University where he played college baseball for the Florida State Seminoles. In 2012, as a junior at FSU, he batted .263 with five home runs and 38 RBIs in 67 games (all starts). Johnson was drafted by the Angels in the 14th round of the 2012 MLB Draft and signed.
After signing with the Angels, Johnson was assigned to the Orem Owlz and spent the whole season there, batting .269 with three home runs and twenty RBIs in 54 games. In 2013, he played with the Burlington Bees and the Inland Empire 66ers, posting a combined .264 batting average with four home runs, 34 RBIs, and 23 doubles in 111 games, and in 2014, he played for Inland Empire where he compiled a .276 batting average with 17 home runs, 78 RBIs, and an .847 OPS in 136 games. Sherman spent 2015 with the Arkansas Travelers where he batted .204 with seven home runs and 53 RBIs in 135 games, 2016 with both Arkansas and the Salt Lake Bees where he collected a combined .246 batting average with 12 home runs, 54 RBIs, and 21 doubles in 127 games, and 2017 with Salt Lake and the Mobile BayBears where he posted a combined .258 batting average with five home runs and 57 RBIs in 120 games.[1]
Johnsonbegan 2018 with Salt Lake. The Angels promoted him to the major leagues on September 18,[2] and he made his major league debut the next day. He was outrighted to the minors on November 1, 2018.[3] He elected free agency on November 2, 2018.[4]
On February 11, 2019, Johnson signed a minor league deal with the Cincinnati Reds.[5] On July 31, 2019, Johnson was released from the Cincinnati Reds.
On February 29, 2020, Johnson signed a minor league deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[6] Johnson was released by the Pirates organization on June 9, 2020.[7]
On March 24, 2021, Johnson signed with the Kane County Cougars of the American Association of Professional Baseball.[8] However, he left the Cougars on May 12, 2021 without having played a game for them.
On May 12, 2021, Johnson signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins organization.[9]
On April 5, 2022, Johnson signed with the Kane County Cougars of the American Association of Professional Baseball.[10]