Johnny Damon

Damon was born on November 5, 1973 in Fort Riley, Which was an army base in Kansas. Damon attended Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Florida, and of many awards, got awarded as the Florida Gatorade Player of the Year in his senior year of High school (1992). Johnny's Major league Debut was on August 12, 1995, When he played for the Kansas city Royals. He played for the Royals from 1995 to 2000. Damon spent 2001 with the Oakland Athletics. And then he was signed to the Boston Red Sox on December 21, 2001. Damon Played for them from 2002 to 2005. On December 20, 2005, Damon signed a contract with the New York Yankees. Johnny played for the Yankees from 2006 to 2009, another 4-year contract. On February 22, 2010, Damon agreed to a one year deal with the Detroit Tigers. And then, at the end of the 2010 season, Damon became a free agent.

Batting average     .287

Hits     2,571

Home runs     215

Runs batted in     1,047

Runs scored     1,564

Stolen bases     385