Justin Johnson (baseball)

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| name = Justin Johnson

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| current_title = Head coach

| current_team = UC Riverside

| current_conference = Big West

| current_record = 50–158

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|1|3}}

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| player_years1 = 1996–1997

| player_team1 = Mt. San Antonio College

| player_positions = Outfielder

| coach_years1 = ????–2011

| coach_team1 = Valley View HS

| coach_years2 = 2012–2013

| coach_team2 = Caltech (H)

| coach_years3 = 2014

| coach_team3 = Saint Katherine

| coach_years4 = 2015–2020

| coach_team4 = UC Riverside (H)

| coach_years5 = 2021–present

| coach_team5 = UC Riverside (HC)

| overall_record = 50–158

| tournament_record = NCAA: 0–0

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Justin Johnson (born January 3, 1977) is an American baseball coach and former outfielder, who is the current head baseball coach of the UC Riverside Highlanders. He played college baseball at Mt. San Antonio College for coach Art Mazmanian from 1996 to 1997. He has also been the head coach of the Saint Katherine Firebirds (2014).

Playing career

Johnson attended Diamond Bar High School in Diamond Bar, California. As a senior in 1995, Johnson was drafted in the 43rd round of the 1995 Major League Baseball draft.{{cite web |url=https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/draft?team_id=141&year=1995 |title=Blue Jays 1995 Major League Baseball draft results |publisher=MLB Advanced Media, LP. |work=baseballsavant.mlb.com |access-date=March 28, 2021}}

Coaching career

When Troy Percival resigned as head baseball coach at UC Riverside, Johnson was named the interim head coach for the 2021 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.pe.com/2020/11/11/troy-percival-resigns-as-uc-riverside-baseball-coach/ |title=Troy Percival resigns as UC Riverside baseball coach |date=November 11, 2020 |publisher=MediaNews Group, Inc. |work=www.pe.com |access-date=March 26, 2021}} On November 4, 2021, Johnson was promoted to head coach.