Gaslamp Ball · Nov 24, 2020
2020 Review: P Pierce Johnson
Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports Pierce Johnson was utilized as one of the team’s main relievers during the 2020 season. The former Missouri State product was originally drafted in the first round of the 2012 MLB Draft by the Chicago Cubs but made just one appearance in the majors with the Cubs in 2017.
In September of that year, Johnson was waived and then picked up by the San Francisco Giants. After a lone year in SF, Johnson elected to become a free agent following the 2018 season before signing with the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball for the 2019 campaign where he ended up earning a nod as a NPB All-Star.