Steve Johnson (baseball)
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Johnson with the Baltimore Orioles
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| Baltimore Orioles | |||
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Born: August 31, 1987 Baltimore, Maryland |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 15, 2012, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| MLB statistics (through May 16, 2016) |
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| Win–loss record | 6–1 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.99 | ||
| Strikeouts | 74 | ||
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Steven David Johnson (born August 31, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Baltimore Orioles in 2012.
Johnson was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 13th round of the 2005 MLB Draft out of St. Paul's High School in Brooklandville, Maryland. He pitched for the GCL Dodgers in 2005, going 0–2 with a 9.53 ERA in six games (three starts). He split 2006 between the Ogden Raptors (14 starts) and Jacksonville Suns (two relief appearances), going a combined 5–5 with a 3.67 ERA. In 2007, he went 3–6 with a 4.85 ERA in 18 games (16 starts) for the Great Lakes Loons.
Johnson split 2008 between the Loons (13 starts) and Inland Empire 66ers (11 starts), going a combined 12–8 with a 4.32 ERA. He started the 2009 season in the Dodgers' organization, pitching for the 66ers (18 games, 16 starts) and Chattanooga Lookouts (two starts).
On July 30, he was traded with minor leaguer Josh Bell to the Baltimore Orioles for George Sherrill. He finished the season with the Bowie Baysox. Overall, he went a combined 12–7 with a 3.41 ERA in 27 games (25 starts).
The San Francisco Giants selected him in the 2009 Rule 5 Draft, but he was returned to the Orioles on March 16, 2010.
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