BOSTON -- Four months and three days after firing a complete-game shutout at Fenway Park in one of the feel-good moments of the season, Brian Johnson was back on Saturday to receive the club's Lou Gorman Award, handed out annually to the prospect who demonstrates dedication and perseverance while working his way to the Major Leagues.
Johnson has demonstrated his resilience many times in his six years in Boston's farm system, coming back from multiple line drives that hit him in the head. The lefty was held up at gunpoint in a car-jacking incident following the 2015 season and battled anxiety in '16.