Daniel Johnson

Daniel Johnson Jr. (born July 11, 1995) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the San Diego Padres organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians. Amateur career Johnson was born and raised in Vallejo, California, and attended Jesse M. Bethel High School. In 2013, his senior year, he hit .515. Undrafted in the 2013 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College. In 2014, his freshman year, he hit .274 with two home runs and 16 RBIs over 39 games. After the season, he transferred to New Mexico State University where he played baseball for the Aggies. In 2015, his sophomore season, he batted .305 with two home runs and 16 RBIs. As a junior in 2016, he slashed .382/.434/.630 with 12 home runs, fifty RBIs, and 29 stolen bases over 57 games, and was named the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year. Professional career Washington Nationals Johnson was drafted by the Washington Nationals in the fifth round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft. In his first professional season in 2016, Johnson hit .265 with a home run and 14 RBIs over 62 games for the Auburn Doubledays. The Nationals reportedly believed in Johnson's potential not just to stick in center field at higher professional levels, but to produce double-digit home runs as he developed.