Bryce Christopher Johnson (born October 27, 1995) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at

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. The Giants selected Johnson in the sixth round of the

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. In 2021, he led the Triple-A West in stolen bases. He made his MLB debut with the Giants in 2023.

Early life

Johnson was born in Cypress, Texas. He attended Cypress Ranch High School. He played for the school's baseball team; MaxPreps named him to the 2013 Texas Class 5A All-District Baseball First Team. He also played for the school's football team, playing as a wide receiver in football; MaxPreps named him to the 2013 Texas 5A All-District Football First Team.

College

Johnson attended

in Huntsville, Texas, to play college baseball for the Sam Houston State Bearkats. In his freshman season in 2015 he batted .310/.392/.364 with 16

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s (6th in the Southland Conference) in 21 attempts. He was named Southland Conference Honorable Mention. He began switch-hitting in his sophomore year in college to take advantage of his speed. In Johnson's sophomore season in 2016 he batted .345(8th in the Conference)/.401/.418 in 261 at bats, with 51 runs (5th), 8 sacrifice hits (9th), and 20 stolen bases (2nd) in 27 attempts, and his 90 hits ranked 20th in the nation as well as first in the Conference. He was named Second-Team All-Southland Conference. In 2016, he played

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with the Falmouth Commodores of the

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. In his junior season in 2017 with Sam Houston State he batted .350(5th in the Conference)/.453(5th)/.434 in 263 at bats, with 63 runs (2nd), 5

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(leading the conference), 34 walks (10th), 17

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(3rd), and 33 stolen bases (2nd) in 40 attempts. The San Francisco Giants selected Johnson in the sixth round of the

, and he signed for a

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of $210,000.

Professional career

In 2017 with the Low-A Salem-Keizer Volcanoes he batted .329(3rd in the Northwest League)/.400(6th)/.369 in 222 at bats, and 10 hit by pitch (2nd), with 25 stolen bases (4th) in 35 attempts. He played 43 games in left field, 15 in center field, and one in right field, and had 8 assists and a 1.000 fielding percentage. He was named an NWL post-season All Star. In 2018 with the High-A San Jose Giants, he batted .249/.339/.324 in 441 at bats, with 54 walks (6th in the California League), 7 sacrifice hits (4th), and 31 stolen bases (3rd) in 35 attempts. He played all 112 games in center field, had 7 assists, and had a 1.000 fielding percentage. He received the MiLB Gold Glove Award. In 2019 with the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels and the San Jose Giants, in aggregate he batted .255/.346/.366 in 470 at bats with 26 steals. He played 73 games in right field, 43 games in center field, and six games in left field. Johnson did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021 with the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats in the Triple-A West he batted .286/.377/.433 in 363 at bats. He scored 65 runs, with 5 triples (9th in the league), 9 home runs, 44 RBIs, 48 walks (9th in the league), 108 strikeouts (4th in the league), and 30 stolen bases (leading the league) in 34 attempts. He played 56 games in center field, 14 games in right field, and 12 games in left field. In 2022, with Triple-A Sacramento he batted .290/.369/.401 in 307 at bats, with 41 runs, four triples, five home runs, and 36 RBIs, as he stole 31 bases (6th in the PCL) in 36 attempts. He played 67 games in center field, 15 in left field, nine in right field, and two at DH. The Giants promoted Johnson to the major leagues for the first time on August 3. On September 4, Johnson recorded his first career hit, a single off of

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. With the Giants, Johnson went 2-for-19 (.111) with 2 RBI. At the time of his call-up, he was batting .283 in 237 at bats with five home runs, three triples, seven hit by pitch (7th in the

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), and 31 stolen bases (6th) in 36 attempts in Triple A in 2022. On November 9, 2022, Johnson was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to Triple-A. The Giants assigned Johnson to Sacramento to begin the 2023 season. On April 1, 2023, Johnson was selected to the active roster. On April 3, Johnson hit his first career home run off of Chicago White Sox reliever José Ruiz.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Bryce Living people 1995 births People from Cypress, Texas Baseball players from Texas Major League Baseball outfielders San Francisco Giants players Sam Houston Bearkats baseball players Falmouth Commodores players Salem-Keizer Volcanoes players San Jose Giants players Richmond Flying Squirrels players Sacramento River Cats players