Jeremy M. Johnson (born July 19, 1982 in

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) is a

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. Johnson previously spent ten years in the minor league organizations of the

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and

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. Johnson graduated from Mooresville High School in

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in 2000. As a high school

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player he was named an honorable mention on the 2000

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. Johnson entered the amateur draft and was selected by the

in the 11th round. Johnson reported to the Rookie-level

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, where he went 3-1 with an

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of 4.15. Toward the end of the season, the Tigers promoted Johnson to the Single-A

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in the

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, where he went 0-1 with a 2.89 ERA. Johnson opened the season with Oneonta, where he went 7-1 in twelve starts with a 3.42 ERA before being promoted to the Single-A

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in late August. Johnson finished out the Whitecaps season, going 1-1; he also played a few games for the Single-A

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. Johnson returned to the Whitecaps for the season, and posted a 4.26 ERA before being promoted (again) to Lakeland and then, later in the season, the Double-A

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. At Erie, Johnson went 6-1 with a 3.88 ERA; opening there in the season he was off to a strong start before being sidelined by a shoulder injury. Johnson spent a shortened season back at Lakeland, where he went 3-6 with an ERA of 4.67. His highlight performance occurred on July 30, when he threw six

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s in a 9-1 victory over the

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. Over and , Johnson continued to alternate between Lakeland and Erie, with mixed results. In , he finally reached the Triple-A

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, going 3-3 with an ERA of 3.44 in 39 appearances; for the first time mostly in a relief role. He became a free agent at the end of the season and signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros. Johnson spent the first half of the season with the Triple-A

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, where he was 5-8 with a 3.51 ERA. Johnson both started (13 starts) and worked out of the bullpen (8 appearances). He signed with

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in South Korea on July 21, 2009. Jeremy Johnson is currently signed with the Houston Astros AA affiliate Corpus Christy Hooks as part of the starting pitcher rotation for the 2010 season.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Jeremy 1982 births Living people Erie SeaWolves players Gulf Coast Tigers players LG Twins players Oneonta Tigers players People from Concord, North Carolina Round Rock Express players Toledo Mud Hens players KBO League pitchers American expatriate baseball players in South Korea Minor league baseball players