Ron Johnson (baseball)
| Ron Johnson | |||
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Johnson as manager of the Pawtucket Red Sox, 2009.
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| First baseman | |||
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Born: March 23, 1956 Long Beach, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 12, 1982, for the Kansas City Royals | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| June 22, 1984, for the Montreal Expos | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .261 | ||
| Games Played | 22 | ||
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Ronald David Johnson (born March 23, 1956) is an American minor league baseball manager, the skipper of the Norfolk Tides of the International League, Triple-A farm system affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. In 2016, he spent his fifth consecutive season as the Tides' manager.
Johnson also is the former first base coach of the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. His return to Norfolk will mark has 12th season as a Triple-A manager; he formerly helmed the Pawtucket Red Sox of the International League from 2005–09, and the Omaha Royals (1998) and Omaha Golden Spikes (1999) of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League.
During his playing career, Johnson was a first baseman for the Kansas City Royals and Montreal Expos in his brief big-league career from 1982–84. He threw and batted right-handed, and was listed at 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and 215 pounds (98 kg).
When in high school, Johnson turned down football scholarships to UCLA and Fresno State to instead play baseball. Johnson was originally drafted by the California Angels in the 13th round of the 1976 June amateur draft, but did not sign. The Fresno State graduate was a first-team All-American selection in 1978 before being drafted by Kansas City in the 24th round, the 595th overall pick. He made his major league debut with the Royals on September 12, 1982. On December 15, 1983, he was traded by Royals to the Expos for Tom Dixon. Shortly after his playing days ended, he became a coach in the Royals' minor league system for six years.
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