About Nick Johnson (baseball)
Nicholas Robert Johnson (born September 19, 1978) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter. During his career Johnson played for the New York Yankees (2001–2003; 2010), Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals (2004–2009), Florida Marlins (2009), and Baltimore Orioles (2012). Johnson was known for his patience and discipline at the plate, which led to him having a career on-base percentage of.399. Lifetime, with the bases loaded he had a.370 batting average, a.444 on-base percentage, 72 runs batted in, and 2 grand slams in 73 at-bats. Johnson was also the last remaining player on the Nationals' roster to relocate with the team from Montreal, before being traded to the Marlins at the 2009 non-waiver trade deadline. During this time, he ranked ninth among first baseman in Runs Above Replacement, position-adjusted (RARP)—a Sabermetric statistic. By the time his season was ended by a ball hit to first that took a bad hop and broke his cheekbone, he was down to a.251/.359/.398 line. During his career Johnson played for the New York Yankees, Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals (2004–2009), Florida Marlins (2009), and Baltimore Orioles (2012).
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