PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Who can forget Dan Johnson and his historic home runs? Now Johnson wants to get into the business of preventing home runs via a knuckleball.
Johnson, 36, who played parts of 10 Major League seasons -- 15 professional seasons overall -- is on the brink of signing a Minor League deal with the Rays pending his physical. Johnson wants to try and re-invent himself as a knuckleball pitcher.
Rays fans well remember Johnson for hitting two of the most revered home runs in team history.
Both were game-tying shots, and both came as a pinch-hitter.