ESPN.com · Mar 25, 2025
Angels 2nd-rounder Ryan Johnson skipping minors, sources say
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Right-hander Ryan Johnson made the Los Angeles Angels' Opening Day roster and is expected to debut in the major leagues without having played a single minor league game, sources told ESPN.
The 22-year-old Johnson, drafted in the second round last year, signed for $1.75 million but did not pitch after throwing 106 innings in his junior season at Dallas Baptist. Once he debuts -- Johnson is expected to work out of the bullpen -- he would be the first player to skip the minor leagues entirely since Garrett Crochet, who joined the Chicago White Sox in 2020, when the minor league season was canceled because of COVID-19.