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Ryan Johnson

b. 2002

American baseball player

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Born 2002. Ryan Johnson is an American baseball player.

Ryan Christopher Johnson (born August 5, 2002) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Dallas Baptist Patriots. The Angels selected Johnson with the 74th pick, a compensatory pick, in the 2024 MLB draft. Johnson made his MLB debut in 2025, skipping the minor leagues.

Early life Ryan Christopher Johnson was born on August 5, 2002, in Dallas, Texas, to parents Jeff and Amy Johnson. Jeff pitched at Dallas Baptist from 1986 to 1990.

Johnson was homeschooled and played baseball for Christian Athletes Storm as part of the Home School Texas Alliance, where he was a four-year letterman. Perfect Game ranked Johnson as the tenth-best pitcher and fourth-best right-handed pitcher in Texas. He committed to play college baseball for the Dallas Baptist Patriots.

College career In his 2022 freshman season at Dallas Baptist, Johnson split time between the starting rotation and the bullpen. He earned his first career save on February 25 against the Sam Houston State Bearkats and his first career win on March 5 against the San Diego Toreros. On April 16, Johnson pitched five scoreless innings and earned a win against the Bradley Braves. On May 21, he worked innings of shutout relief against the Indiana State Sycamores. He finished the season with a 3–2 record, 4.30 earned run average (ERA), and 47 strikeouts in innings. He signed with the team for a $1.75 million bonus, above the league-recommended value of $1.06 million for the pick.

On March 25, 2025, Johnson made the Angels' Opening Day roster despite not playing in Minor League Baseball. He became the 24th player since the MLB draft was instituted in 1965, and the second Angel (the other being Jim Abbott), to be drafted and go directly to the major leagues without first playing in the minors. He was also tied with Cam Smith of the Houston Astros for the first player from the 2024 draft class to reach MLB. Johnson made his MLB debut for the Angels on March 27 versus the Chicago White Sox allowing five runs on four hits (including two home runs) in innings.

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Dallas Baptist University
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American baseball player

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Ryan Johnson was born on 5 August 2002 in Dallas.

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Ryan Johnson is a baseball player.

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· Wikipedia: Ryan Johnson

· Wikidata: Q133530689

· DBpedia: Ryan Johnson (baseball)

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