Keith Johnson
Keith Johnson
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 11", Weight 200 lb.
- School University of the Pacific
- High School Hanford (CA) High School
- Debut April 17, 2000
- Final Game August 9, 2000
- Born April 17, 1971 in Hanford, CA USA
Biographical Information[edit]
Through 2016, Keith Johnson is the oldest player ever to make his major league debut on his birthday.
- 2004 Hitting coach AZL Angels
- 2005 Hitting coach Orem Owlz
- 2006-2007 Hitting coach Arkansas Travelers
- Start - 7/16/2015 Minor League Infield Instructor Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
- 7/17-end, 2015 Player Information Coach (Angels)
After seven season as a minor league manager in the organization of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, from 2008 to 2014, he was named to a position of roving minor league infield instructor in 2015. The Angels promoted him to the major league staff on July 17 in the role of player information coach. He returned to managing in 2016. Johnson again was promoted from AAA manager to the big league Angels' coaching staff on August 6, 2018, staying until the end of the season only. He was scheduled to be the inaugural manager of the Wichita Wind Surge in 2020 before the season was cancelled due to COVID-19. In 2021, he was appointed first base coach of the Miami Marlins and stayed until the end of the 2022 season. In 2023 Johnson moved to the Los Angeles Angels organization as manager of the Salt Lake Bees.
In addition to managing in the Angels organization, he managed the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League in 2019.
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