Termarr Johnson (born June 11, 2004) is an American professional baseball second baseman in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.

Amateur career

Johnson was born in Atlanta, Georgia to Terry and Kim Johnson.[1][2][3][4] He attended Benjamin Elijah Mays High School.[5][6][7] During the summer of 2021, Johnson participated in the Breakthrough Series.[8] He also played in the High School All-American Game as well as participating in the All-Star High School Home Run Derby at Coors Field in which he finished in third place with 24 home runs.[9][10] That same summer, he participated in the Perfect Game All-American Classic Home Run Derby which won.[11]

Johnson entered his senior season in 2022 as a top-five prospect for the upcoming draft.[12][13][14] During his senior year, he committed to play college baseball at Arizona State University.[15] Following the season's end, he traveled to San Diego where he participated in the Draft Combine.[16]

Prior to the draft Johnson appeared on the cover of Baseball America with fellow Atlanta native, and top draft prospect, Druw Jones.[17]

Professional career

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Johnson in the first round, with the fourth overall selection, of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.[18] Johnson signed with the Pirates and received a $7,219,000 signing bonus.[19][20]

Johnson made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Pirates.[21] After nine games, he was promoted to the Bradenton Marauders of the Single-A Florida State League.[22] Over 23 games between the two teams, he batted .222 with one home run, six RBIs, and six stolen bases.[23] He returned to Bradenton to open the 2023 season.[24] In early August, he was promoted to the Greensboro Grasshoppers of the High-A South Atlantic League.[25] Over 105 games played, Johnson compiled a slash line of .244/.422/.438 with 18 home runs, 59 RBIs, 12 doubles, and ten stolen bases.[26] He was assigned back to Greensboro to open the 2024 season.[27]

International career

In 2019, Johnson was named to the 2019 USA Baseball 15U National Team for the WBSC U-15 World Cup Americas Qualifier and won a gold medal.[28] In 2021, he played for the USA Baseball 18U National Team in a friendly series against Canada.[29] Johnson was named to the United States national baseball team for the 2024 WBSC Premier12.[30]

Personal life

Johnson is the youngest of four brothers.[31] His oldest brother, Tervont, is an assistant coach for the Georgetown Hoyas baseball team.[32] Another brother, Terrenz, is a music artist who performs under the stage name "Levels." His brother Tervell plays baseball and is an outfielder for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.[33]

References

  1. ^ "Termarr Johnson Amateur & Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "Pittsburgh Steelers, Penguins, Pirates News, Live Coverage | DK Pittsburgh Sports". DKPittsburghSports.com. July 21, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  3. ^ Staff, The Atlanta Voice (July 21, 2022). "Atlanta Public Schools star Termarr Johnson drafted fourth overall in MLB draft". The Atlanta Voice. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "Tervell potentially next up in Johnson batting order". MLB.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  5. ^ Moffatt, Emil (June 4, 2021). "As Baseball Strives To Attract More Black Players, Camp Pairs Former Braves With Top Atlanta High School Players". WABE (FM).
  6. ^ Dykstra, Sam (July 28, 2021). "No. 1? This Draft prospect aims even higher". MLB.com.
  7. ^ Cooper, J. J. (August 23, 2021). "Termarr Johnson Would Be A Very Unusual Top-Five MLB Draft Pick". Baseball America.
  8. ^ Waldstein, David (October 25, 2021). "Baseball, Popular but No Longer Dominant, Seeks to Reclaim Its Cool". The New York Times.
  9. ^ Maun, Tyler (July 10, 2021). "Jones, Stewart finish top 2 in HS HR Derby". MLB.com.
  10. ^ Mayo, Jonathan (July 10, 2021). "High School All-American Game top performers". MLB.com.
  11. ^ Mayo, Jonathan (August 31, 2021). "Top high school prospects for '22 Draft". MLB.com.
  12. ^ Holcomb, Todd (April 21, 2022). "3 Georgia baseball players could go top 10 in MLB draft". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  13. ^ Law, Keith (April 15, 2022). "Scouting for the 2022 MLB Draft: Druw Jones the top prospect; Temarr Johnson has an elite hit tool". The Athletic.
  14. ^ Chaffins, Cody (April 26, 2022). "Top MLB prospect proudly representing southwest Atlanta". WAGA-TV.
  15. ^ "Termarr Johnson Chooses Arizona State". Perfect Game. May 10, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  16. ^ Callis, Jim (June 15, 2022). "Everything you need to know: Draft Combine". MLB.com. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  17. ^ "Termarr Johnson Druw Jones". Baseball America. December 6, 2023.
  18. ^ Mackey, Jason (July 17, 2022). "First-round draft pick Termarr Johnson excited for 'amazing' experience of joining Pirates". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on July 17, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  19. ^ "Pirates sign No. 4 overall pick Termarr Johnson". MLB.com. July 29, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  20. ^ "Termarr Johnson - Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  21. ^ Demilio, Danny (August 9, 2022). "First-Rounder Termarr Johnson Makes Debut with FCL Pirates". PGH Baseball Now. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  22. ^ Mackey, Jason (September 6, 2022). "Pirates top pick Termarr Johnson enjoying quick, seamless transition to affiliated ball". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on September 6, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  23. ^ "Termarr Johnson Stats, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  24. ^ Mayo, Jonathan (April 6, 2023). "Where the Pirates' Top 30 Prospects are starting season". MLB.com. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  25. ^ Potanko, Cody (August 1, 2023). "Termarr Johnson getting promotion to High-A Greensboro". WPXI. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  26. ^ Destin, Andrew (September 19, 2023). "Pirates Pipeline: Top prospect Termarr Johnson reflects on first full pro season and where he sees himself in 2024". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on September 22, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  27. ^ Demilio, Danny (April 4, 2024). "Pirates Set Minor League Rosters to Start 2024". PGH Baseball Now. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  28. ^ Dahn, Jeff (July 11, 2021). "Bright lights follow Termarr Johnson". Perfect Game.
  29. ^ Collazo, Carlos (September 1, 2021). "USA Baseball Announces 2021 18U National Team Roster". Baseball America.
  30. ^ "Olympic silver medallist Anthony Gose to don USA uniform at Premier12 as USA Baseball announce 28-man roster". WBSC. October 10, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  31. ^ Mayo, Jonathan (June 8, 2023). "'Man, this song is great': Bucs' Johnson rocks to his brother's beat". MLB.com. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  32. ^ "Tervont Johnson - Baseball Coach". Georgetown University Athletics. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  33. ^ "16 members of the 2023 team will continue their academic and athletic careers at four-year universities". California Community College Baseball Coaches Association. September 28, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
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