:Mark Johnson (pitcher)

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|name=Mark Johnson

|position=Pitcher

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|caption=Johnson as a coach with the West Michigan Whitecaps in 2008

|bats=Right

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|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1975|5|2}}

|birth_place=Dayton, Ohio, U.S.

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|debutteam=Detroit Tigers

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|finaldate=June 24

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Detroit Tigers ({{mlby|2000}})

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Mark J. Johnson (born May 2, 1975) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Johnson pitched in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers in {{mlby|2000}}. He is currently the pitching coach for the Lancaster Stormers.

Career

Johnson attended Springboro High School and the University of Hawaii. In 1994, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League.{{cite news |date=August 11, 1994 |title=Sports Log: Wareham, Brewster in CCBL finals |url=https://brn.stparchive.com/Archive/BRN/BRN08111994P009.php |access-date=2025-03-10 |newspaper=Barnstable Patriot |pages=9}}{{cite news | last =Blanchard | first =Jeff | title = Brewster Bests Orleans for Cape League East Crown; Gatemen Next | pages = 20 | newspaper = The Cape Codder | location = Orleans, MA | date = August 12, 1994 | url = https://snow-library.com/viewer/5899?medianame=1994_thecapecodder_vol49_issue62-3_orleans_000020 }}

Johnson was drafted by the Houston Astros in the first round (19th overall) of the 1996 MLB draft. After the 1997 season, Houston traded Johnson, Manuel Barrios, and Oscar Henriquez to the Florida Marlins for Moisés Alou. In February 1999, the Marlins traded Johnson, Ed Yarnall, and Todd Noel to the New York Yankees for Mike Lowell.

After the 1999 season, the Detroit Tigers chose Johnson in the Rule 5 draft. He pitched in nine games for the Tigers, his only stint in the majors. The Tigers released him on June 28.{{Cite web |title=Mark Johnson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnsma05.shtml |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}

Johnson continued to pitch in the minors until 2005. He pitched in the Milwaukee Brewers and Tigers organizations in 2002, the Tigers in 2003, the Los Angeles Dodgers system in 2004, and the Tigers in 2005.{{Cite web |title=Mark Johnson Minor Leagues Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=johnso006mar |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}

Coaching career

Johnson became a pitching coach in the Tigers minor league system beginning in 2007 with the Oneonta Tigers. He then coached for the West Michigan White Caps, Connecticut Tigers, Lakeland Flying Tigers, and Erie SeaWolves, coaching the Triple-A affiliate in 2019 and 2021.{{Cite press release |title=Johnson Joins 'Caps Coaching Staff; Mills Heads to Oneonta |date=2008-02-14 |publisher=West Michigan White Caps |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/johnson-joins-caps-coaching-staff-mills-heads-to-oneonta/n-3592720 |via=OurSports Central |access-date=2025-03-10}}{{Cite web |title=Mark Johnson MLB, Minor League, College Baseball Statistics |url=https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/13382/ |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=The Baseball Cube}}

On March 18, 2022, Johnson was hired as the pitching coach for the Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.{{Cite press release |title=Barnstormers Announce Pitching & Hitting Coach Signings |date=2022-03-18 |publisher=Lancaster Stormers |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/barnstormers-announce-pitching--hitting-coach-signings/n-5801629 |via=OurSports Central |access-date=2025-03-10}} He helped Lancaster win Atlantic League titles in his first two seasons with the team.{{Cite press release |title=Stormers announce coaching staff |date=2024-04-09 |url=https://www.lancasterstormers.com/stormers-announce-coaching-staff/ |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=Lancaster Stormers}}