Bryce Johnson (baseball)
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| Bryce Johnson | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Johnson with the San Diego Padres in 2026 | |
| San Diego Padres – No. 29 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: October 27, 1995 Cypress, Texas, U.S. | |
Bats: Switch Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 3, 2022, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Career statistics (through April 19, 2026) | |
| Batting average | .241 |
| Home runs | 2 |
| Runs batted in | 19 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Bryce Christopher Johnson (born October 27, 1995) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the San Francisco Giants. Johnson played college baseball at Sam Houston State University. The Giants selected Johnson in the sixth round of the 2017 MLB draft. In 2021, he led the Triple-A West in stolen bases.
Johnson was born in Cypress, Texas.[1] He attended Cypress Ranch High School. He played for the school's baseball team; MaxPreps named him to the 2013 Texas Class 5A All-District Baseball First Team. He also played for the school's football team, playing as a wide receiver in football; MaxPreps named him to the 2013 Texas 5A All-District Football First Team.[2][3][4][5][6]
College
Johnson attended Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, to play college baseball for the Sam Houston State Bearkats. In his freshman season in 2015 he batted .310/.392/.364 with 16 stolen bases (6th in the Southland Conference) in 21 attempts.[7] He was named Southland Conference Honorable Mention.[8]
He began switch-hitting in his sophomore year in college to take advantage of his speed.[4][9] In Johnson's sophomore season in 2016 he batted .345(8th in the Conference)/.401/.418 in 261 at bats, with 51 runs (5th), 8 sacrifice hits (9th), and 20 stolen bases (2nd) in 27 attempts, and his 90 hits ranked 20th in the nation as well as first in the Conference.[8][9][10] He was named Second-Team All-Southland Conference.[8] In 2016, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[11]
In his junior season in 2017 with Sam Houston State he batted .350(5th in the Conference)/.453(5th)/.434 in 263 at bats, with 63 runs (2nd), 5 triples (leading the conference), 34 walks (10th), 17 hit by pitch (3rd), and 33 stolen bases (2nd) in 40 attempts.[9][12] The San Francisco Giants selected Johnson in the sixth round of the 2017 MLB draft, and he signed for a signing bonus of $210,000.[13][14]