Rob Johnson (baseball)

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**Rob Johnson**

Seattle Mariners — No. 32
Catcher
Born: July 22, 1983 (1983-07-22) (age 24)
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
September 4, 2007 for the Seattle Mariners
Selected MLB statistics (through 2007)
Batting Average	.333
Home Runs	0
Runs Batted In	0
Teams
Seattle Mariners (2007)

For other persons named Rob Johnson, see Rob Johnson (disambiguation).

Robert J. Johnson (born July 22, 1983 in Butte, Montana) where he attended Butte Central Catholic High School (graduated 2001) and played for the local American Legion team (Montana is the only state to not include baseball on a High School level). Johnson attended Saddleback Junior College (CA) and was named MVP of the Orange Empire League in 2003. In 2003 he attended the University of Houston before hew as drafted by the by the Seattle Mariners in 4th Round (123rd overall) of 2004 amateur entry draft.

Following a breakout 2005 season, Seattle Mariners General Manager Bill Bavasi promoted Johnson to the AAA level Tacoma Rainiers at the start of the 2006. After the free agent signing of Japanese baseball star catcher Kenji Johjima and the selection of USC slugging catcher Jeff Clement, the future of Johnson's career with the Mariners is uncertain. In 2007, he was named the Rainiers Captain.

Johnson made his Major League Debut on September 4, 2007 and played sparingly for the rest of the campaign with the Mariners. He had 1 hit (his first in MLB) in 3 at bats for a career average of .333, Johnson also stole a base during his callup in which he appeared in 6 games.

Johnson currently plays for the AAA level Tacoma Rainiers of the Pacific Coast League.