Rob Johnson

Robert James Johnson (born July 22, 1983) is a Major League Baseball catcher for the Seattle Mariners. Born in in Anaconda, Montana, he played Little League in Whitehall. Johnson attended Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, California, and was named MVP of the Orange Empire League in 2003. In 2003, he attended the University of Houston for one season, before he was drafted by the by the Seattle Mariners in 4th round (123rd overall) of the 2004 Maj... more

Robert James Johnson (born July 22, 1983) is a Major League Baseball catcher for the Seattle Mariners. Born in in Anaconda, Montana, he played Little League in Whitehall. Johnson attended Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, California, and was named MVP of the Orange Empire League in 2003. In 2003, he attended the University of Houston for one season, before he was drafted by the by the Seattle Mariners in 4th round (123rd overall) of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft. Following a breakout 2005 season, Seattle Mariners General Manager Bill Bavasi promoted Johnson to the Triple-A level Tacoma Rainiers at the start of the 2006. After the free agent signing of Japanese baseball star catcher Kenji Johjima and the selection of USC slugging catcher Jeff Clement, Johnson moved down the Mariners organizational depth chart. In 2007, he was named the Tacoma Rainiers team captain. Johnson made his Major League Debut on September 4, 2007, and played sparingly for the rest of the campaign with... less