Kris Johnson

Kristofer Michael Johnson (born October 14, 1984) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Minnesota Twins and for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Amateur career Johnson attended Blue Springs High School in Missouri throwing 5 no-hitters. He was drafted by the Anaheim Angels in the 50th round of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft, but chose to attend Wichita State University. As a freshman at Wichita State, his 2.01 ERA lead the Missouri Valley Conference. Professional career Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox drafted Johnson 40th overall in the first round of the 2006 Major League Baseball draft and gave him an $850,000 signing bonus.