The Dodgers have reportedly signed former major league first baseman and now converted pitcher Dan Johnson to a minor league contract, the independent St. Paul Saints announced on Monday.
The Dodgers haven’t yet announced or confirmed the deal, but the Saints’ press release said Johnson would report to Double-A Tulsa.
Johnson, who turned 37 on Aug. 10, is likely most known for his game-tying home run in the ninth inning on the final day of the 2011 regular season, helping to secure the American League wild card for the Rays.
Drafted by the A’s in 2001, Johnson played his first six major league seasons in organizations with either Farhan Zaidi (in Oakland) or Andrew Friedman (in Tampa Bay), now both in the Dodgers front office.