Keith Johnson (baseball)
Keith Johnson (born April 17, 1971 in Hanford, California) is an American minor league baseball manager for the AAA Wichita Wind Surge and a former professional baseball player who played one season for the Anaheim Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB).
| Keith Johnson | |||
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_(cropped).jpg.webp) Johnson with the Salt Lake Bees in 2012 | |||
| Infielder | |||
| Born: April 17, 1971 Hanford, California | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 17, 2000, for the Anaheim Angels | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| August 9, 2000, for the Anaheim Angels | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .500 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 0 | ||
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He has been a minor league manager in the Angels' farm system since 2008, when he was named skipper of the Cedar Rapids Kernels of the Class A Midwest League.[1] The following two seasons, Johnson managed the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the Class A California League, winning the 2010 league championship, before his promotion to manager of the 2011 Salt Lake Bees of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League on December 7, 2010.[2] Johnson worked in Salt Lake until 2015 when Johnson was promoted to a minor league scout for the Angels while Dave Anderson took over his managing duties for the year. After the 2015 season, Johnson reclaimed his managerial duties in Salt Lake.
He was named as the Manager for the AAA New Orleans Baby Cakes of the Miami Marlins organization for the 2019 season. He spends his summers residing in Harahan, Louisiana.
References
- "Kernels announce 2008 Field Staff". OurSportCentral. 30 November 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
- "MLB.com, December 7, 2010". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)