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Full Name:
 

James Robert Johnson​

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Nicknames:

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“J.J.”, “Angry Jim”

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Born:  
   

June 27, 1983

Johnson City, New York

Raised in Endicott, New York.

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Family:  

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Mother: Gini Johnson

Spouse: Elizabeth (Liz)

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School:  

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Union Endicott High School, Endicott, New York

Mascot: Tigers

Coach: Ed Folli

Athletic director: Josh Gannon
 

Offered a college scholarship offer to Georgia Tech but signed with the Baltimore Orioles instead.

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Baseball Related:

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Scouted by Jim Howard.

 

2001 - Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles (143rd overall).

 

2006 - July 29th - Major League debut with the Baltimore Orioles.

 

2013 - Traded from the Orioles to the Oakland Athletics for Jemile Weeks and a player to be named later.

 

2014 - Signed a minor-league contract with the Detroit Tigers.

 

2014 - After the season signed a 1-year contract with the Atlanta Braves ($1.6 million).

 

2015 - Traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 3-team trade (with Atlanta and the Miami Marlins).

 

2015 - After the season he signed a 1-year contract to return to the Braves ($2.5 million).

 

2017 - Traded from the Braves (with $1.21 million in international bonus signing cash) to the Los Angeles Angels for Justin Kelly.

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Extra:

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After getting traded to the Dodgers in 2015 he pitched to a 10+ ERA.

 

He collects duck decoys (model ducks) (some were made by his father-in-law)

 

Appeared in an episode of ‘House of Cards’. He was a first pitch catcher for Kevin Spacey’s character “Frank Underwood" during a ceremonial first pitch (at an Orioles game)

 

His wikipedia page distinguishes him as the “Baseball, born 1983” (meaning he is no where close to the most famous Jim Johnson.

 

New York Giants fan.

 

His mother said they called him Bart Simpson as a child.  

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Sample Heckles:

 

"You were the worst trade the LA Dodgers ever made."​

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Heckle him on twitter:

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