Seth Johnson (baseball)

Seth William Johnson (born September 19, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.

Seth Johnson
Tampa Bay Rays
Pitcher
Born: (1998-07-19) July 19, 1998
Concord, North Carolina
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Career

Johnson attended Jay M. Robinson High School in Concord, North Carolina where he played baseball. After graduating in 2016, he enrolled at Louisburg College. At Louisburg, he played mainly as a shortstop, hitting a combined .254 with nine home runs in his two seasons there.[1][2] During his career at Louisburg, he pitched a total of six innings.[3] After his sophomore year, he transferred to Campbell University and began focusing solely on pitching.[4] In 2019, his junior year at Campbell, he appeared in 14 games (11 starts), going 3-3 with a 4.61 ERA, striking out 81 batters over ​66 1⁄3 innings.[5]

Johnson was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays with the 40th overall pick in the 2019 MLB draft.[6][7] He signed for $1.72 million[8] and made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast League Rays. After pitching ten scorless innings over five games, he was promoted to the Princeton Rays in August, with whom he finished the season, going 0-1 with a 5.14 ERA over seven innings.

References
  1. Friedl, Brett; er (22 May 2019). "MLB teams eye NC products ahead of draft".
  2. "Seth Johnson transforms into MLB draft prospect - BPJ". Baseball Prospect Journal. 28 March 2019.
  3. Writer, ERIC OLSON AP Sports. "Things to know about NCAA baseball regionals". The Greenwood Commonwealth.
  4. "Top North Carolina 2019 MLB Draft Prospects". Baseballamerica.com. 2019-05-30. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  5. "Rays Take Pitchers With Both Compensation Picks". 95.3 WDAE.
  6. "Rays stockpile pitching on Day 1 of draft". Tampa Bay Times. 4 June 2019.
  7. Batten, Sammy. "Campbell hurler Johnson taken 40th overall in MLB draft". The Fayetteville Observer.
  8. https://www.mlb.com/draft/tracker
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