Dan Johnson
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| Oakland Athletics — No. 29 | |
| First Baseman | |
| Bats: Left | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
|---|---|
| May 27, 2005 for the Oakland Athletics | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through October 3, 2006) |
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| Batting average | .234 |
| RBI | 37 |
| Home runs | 9 |
Daniel Ryan ("Dan") Johnson (b. August 10, 1979 in Coon Rapids, Minnesota) is a first baseman for the Major League Baseball club Oakland Athletics. He was originally signed by A's scout Jim Pransky. He graduated from Blaine (MN) High School in 1997. He attended the University of Nebraska.
He was an All-Big 12 selection at first base in 2000 after hitting .368 with a league leading 21 home runs. He was a second team All-America selection by Baseball America in his senior season in 2001 after hitting .361 with 25 HR and 86 RBI. He tied for the lead among all NCAA Division I hitters in walks (63), ranked second in RBI and was tied for second in home runs. He was All-Big 12 for the second consecutive season, leading the league in home runs, RBI and runs scored (77). As a member of the Athletics, Johnson had a solid rookie season in 2005, batting .275 with 15 HRs. Johnson struggled in 2006, batting .236 with 8 HRs, and spent time in both the majors and Triple-A.
Johnson was expected to be the A's starting first baseman in 2007, however he suffered a torn labrum in his hip late in spring training, and is expected to miss the first three months of the season with the injury.
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