Jason Johnson

Major League Baseball player Jason Johnson is a right-handed pitcher currently playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers. After being drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1992, Johnson spent five years in the minors before making his MLB debut in 1997. Johnson went on to play with the Tampa Bay Rays, the Baltimore Orioles, the Detroit Tigers, the Cleveland Indians, the Boston Red Sox and the Cincinnati Reds before signing with the Dodgers in early 2008.

Jason Johnson is diabetic and is an advocate for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. In 2002, Johnson was the co-recipient of the Tony Conigliaro Award, which is awarded each year by the Baseball Writers Association to players who show demonstrate strength and perseverance in overcoming obstacles or handicaps.Official LA Dodgers Website: Jason Johnson Player File

"For kids to be able to look at me and say, 'He's in the Major Leagues with the same disease I have,' it encourages me to do things for the better, whether it's sports or anything in life. That's all that matters to me. If they realize they can do it because I am, that's my purpose of being a Major Leaguer with diabetes."Official Site of the Cleveland Indians: Diabetes Doesn't Have Johnson Down (April 5, 2006)

• Mahalo's Guide to the Los Angeles Dodgers
• The Official Site of the Los Angeles Dodgers: Jason Johnson Career Stats
  • Height: 6'6"
  • Weight: 225 lbs
  • Rookie Year: 1997

• 1973: Born on October 27 in Santa Barbara, California

• 1992: Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Pittsburgh Pirates

• August 27, 1997: Major League Debut with the the Pittsburgh Pirates

• 1998: Signed with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays

• March 29, 1999: Traded to the Baltimore Orioles for Danny Clyburn

• 1999 - 2003: Played for the Baltimore Orioles

• December 30, 2003: Signed as a free agent by the Detroit Tigers to a two-year contract

• 2004 - 2005: Payed for the Detroit Tigers

• December 26, 2005: Signed as a free agent by the Cleveland Indians

• 2006: Traded for cash consideration to the Boston Red Sox

• August 30, 2006: Signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds

• January 10, 2007: Signed a one year incentive-laden contract for $3 million with the Seibu Lions of Japan

• February 7, 2008: Signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers