Randall Glenn Johnson (born June 10, 1956) is a former

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third baseman. He played three full seasons in the Majors, from through , for the

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. He also played two seasons in Japan, 1987 and 1988, for the

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. He served as the minor league field coordinator for the

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from 2010-2015. He is now a major league scout for the Detroit Tigers and is in his 40th year in professional baseball.

Amateur career

Johnson played both football and baseball at

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, where he was an All-State placekicker in 1975. He then attended

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, where he was a multi-sport athlete again. He was named an Academic All-American in 1978 for baseball. He was drafted in the 11th round of the

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by the

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Professional career

Johnson played in the Mets farm system for two seasons before being traded to the Atlanta Braves in 1980. He made his Major League debut in 1982, and became the starting third baseman in 1984. That year he hit .279 with 5 HR’s and 30 RBI in 322 PA’s. He was released by the Braves following the 1985 season, and subsequently signed with the

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as a free agent. He played for their top farm club, the Phoenix Firebirds, in 1986 before signing with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. He later played for the West Palm Beach Tropics in the

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in 1989-90 and one season in the

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for the

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in 1991.

Post-playing career

Since 1989, Johnson has scouted for the Padres,

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and worked for the

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as special assistant to the team's general manager,

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, from 2003 to 2010. In February 2010, he was named the Padres' minor league field coordinator, a job he held until 2015. He is now a major league scout for the TigersPadres name minor league staffs
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