Seth Johnson (baseball)

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Seth Johnson
Tampa Bay Rays
Pitcher
Born: (1998-07-19) July 19, 1998 (age 23)
Concord, North Carolina
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Seth William Johnson (born September 19, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.

Amateur career[]

Johnson attended Jay M. Robinson High School in Concord, North Carolina where he played baseball. After graduating in 2016, he enrolled at Louisburg College. At Louisburg, he played mainly as a shortstop, hitting a combined .254 with nine home runs in his two seasons there.[1][2] During his career at Louisburg, he pitched a total of six innings.[3] After his sophomore year, he transferred to Campbell University and began focusing solely on pitching.[4] In 2019, his junior year at Campbell, he appeared in 14 games (11 starts), going 3-3 with a 4.61 ERA, striking out 81 batters over 66+1⁄3 innings.[5]

Professional career[]

Johnson was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays with the 40th overall pick in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[6][7] He signed for $1.72 million and made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Rays.[8] After pitching ten scoreless innings over five games, he was promoted to the Princeton Rays of the Rookie Advanced Appalachian League in August, with whom he finished the season, going 0-1 with a 5.14 ERA over seven innings.[9]

Johnson did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] He was assigned to the Charleston RiverDogs of the Low-A East for the 2021 season, pitching to a 6-6 record, a 2.88 ERA, and 115 strikeouts over 93+2⁄3 innings.[11][12]

References[]

  1. ^ Friedl, Brett; er (22 May 2019). "MLB teams eye NC products ahead of draft".
  2. ^ "Seth Johnson transforms into MLB draft prospect - BPJ". Baseball Prospect Journal. 28 March 2019.
  3. ^ Writer, ERIC OLSON AP Sports. "Things to know about NCAA baseball regionals". The Greenwood Commonwealth.
  4. ^ "Top North Carolina 2019 MLB Draft Prospects". Baseballamerica.com. 2019-05-30. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  5. ^ "Rays Take Pitchers With Both Compensation Picks". 95.3 WDAE.
  6. ^ "Rays stockpile pitching on Day 1 of draft". Tampa Bay Times. 4 June 2019.
  7. ^ Batten, Sammy. "Campbell hurler Johnson taken 40th overall in MLB draft". The Fayetteville Observer.
  8. ^ "MLB Draft Tracker". MLB.com.
  9. ^ "Under-The-Radar Prospects 2021: AL East".
  10. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com.
  11. ^ "8 new things about the Charleston RiverDogs' 2021 'normalcy' season".
  12. ^ "Standout Rays prospects from the '21 season". MLB.com.

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