Michael Johnson (minors11)

Michael Johnson

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 170 lb.
• School Samford University
• High School Gulf Coast High School

• Born October 28, 1988 in Fort Myers, FL USA

BR Minors page

Biographical Information

Michael Johnson made his pro debut in 2011.

Johnson hit .325/.405/.395 with 48 runs in 56 games as a freshman second baseman at Samford. He fell to .240/.329/.328 as a sophomore while moving to shortstop. His junior year, he was at .330/.412/.515. As a senior, he put up a .342/.415/.433 line with 56 runs in 60 games and 11 steals in 14 tries. He finished with a Samford-record 175 career runs. The Chicago White Sox took him in the 31st round of the 2011 amateur draft. Warren Hughes was the scout. As a rookie with the Bristol White Sox, he hit .276/.344/.433 with 37 runs in 54 games.

Johnson may have scouted for the White Sox [1]. He became a manager with the AZL Giants Black in 2019.

Sources

• 2012 White Sox Media Guide
• Samford bio
• The Baseball Cube