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Jason Johnson (baseball)

Jason Johnson, American baseball player

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Born
October 27, 1973
Age in 2026
53
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1973

About Jason Johnson (baseball)

Jason Michael Johnson is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. He throws and bats right-handed. Following the season, he was selected in the 1997 Expansion Draft by the newly created franchise, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. In his first season with Detroit, Johnson posted his worst season as a full-time starter, going 8–15 with an ERA of 5.13 in 196+ innings. On June 8, 2005, Johnson became the first Tigers pitcher to hit a home run in a regular season game since Les Cain in 1971. Johnson has type 1 diabetes and was the first Major League Baseball player to get permission to wear an insulin pump on the field.

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Jason Johnson (baseball) timeline

  1. Following the season, he was selected in the 1997 Expansion Draft by the newly created franchise, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
  2. On June 8, 2005, Johnson became the first Tigers pitcher to hit a home run in a regular season game since Les Cain in 1971.

The world when Jason Johnson (baseball) was born

Jason Johnson (baseball) was born in 1973. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1973

  • #1 song"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" – Tony Orlando & Dawn
  • Top movieThe Sting
  • Top TV showAll in the Family
  • Best-selling bookGravity's Rainbow – Thomas Pynchon

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentSecretariat wins the Triple Crown with a record Belmont Stakes
  • Top headlineOPEC oil embargo triggers global energy crisis
  • Technology milestoneFirst mobile phone call (Martin Cooper, Motorola)
  • Defining fadPlatform shoes
  • Notable inventionMobile phone (Motorola prototype)
  • World population3.93 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
  • Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
  • Also wonNew York Knicks (NBA)
  • U.S. population211.9M

1973 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jason Johnson (baseball)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19732026
Gas$0.39$3.45/gal
Average home$22,100$435,000
Average income$13,500$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.77$11.95
Postage stamp$0.08$0.73
Population211.9M341 million

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