Mark Johnson

Mark J. Johnson (born May 2, 1975) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Johnson pitched in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers in . He is currently the pitching coach for the Lancaster Stormers.

Career Johnson attended Springboro High School and the University of Hawaii. In 1994, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League.

Johnson was drafted by the Houston Astros in the first round (19th overall) of the 1996 MLB draft. After the 1997 season, Houston traded Johnson, and fellow pitchers Manuel Barrios, and Oscar Henriquez to the Florida Marlins for outfielder Moisés Alou. In February 1999, the Marlins traded Johnson, Ed Yarnall, and Todd Noel to the New York Yankees for Mike Lowell.

Johnson continued to pitch in the minors until 2005. He pitched in the Milwaukee Brewers and Tigers organizations in 2002, the Tigers in 2003, the Los Angeles Dodgers system in 2004, and the Tigers in 2005.

Coaching career Johnson became a pitching coach in the Tigers minor league system beginning in 2007 with the Oneonta Tigers. He then coached for the West Michigan White Caps, Connecticut Tigers, Lakeland Flying Tigers, and Erie SeaWolves, coaching the Triple-A affiliate in 2019 and 2021. He helped Lancaster win Atlantic League titles in his first two seasons with the team.