Reed Johnson Q & A

What is Your Full Name?
Reed Cameron Johnson

Where do you live?
I live in Nevada

How about music? Who’s your favorite?
Jack Johnson

Favorite Rooly sunglass to wear for competition?
Partial and Proz

Favorite Rooly sunglass to wear socially?
Cutt and Pacino

Reed's Bio

Reed Cameron Johnson was born December 8, 1976 in Riverside, California.

Johnson grew up inTemecula, a suburb of Riverside, CA and attended Temecula Valley High School, where he participated in baseball and soccer. He was an All-League and an All-County selection.
Johnson attended college at Cal State Fullerton and was named an Academic All-American. He also set records by being the first Cal State Fullerton player to score 100 runs and collect 100 hits in a season.
Before playing with the Toronto Blue Jays, Johnson played for the Syracuse SkyChiefs, the club's AAA affiliate. Johnson made his Major League debut on April 17, 2003. He finished his rookie season, with a .294 batting average, ten home runs, and fifty-two runs batted in. Johnson also won the American League Rookie of the Month Award for the month of September

In 2006 Reed led all leadoff hitters in the American League with a .390 on-base percentage.

On 2008 Reed signed a one year deal with the Chicago Cubs. Reed platoons center field with Jim Edmonds and together they are known as the "Two-Headed Monster."

During a game early in the 2009 season, also against the Brewers, Johnson showed versatility on the field by catching a Prince Fielder drive that had cleared the wall, preventing the Brewers of tying the game on a grand slam.


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The Cubs made a flurry of roster moves Monday night. They activated outfielder Reed Johnson (back) off the 15-day DL.(Updated 07/06/2009).