PORT CHARLOTTE, FL. — One of the more intriguing players training with the Rays this spring is Micah Johnson, a left-handed hitting second baseman who has been impressive defending center field in camp.
Drafted out of Indiana University by the Chicago White Sox in 2012. Johnson, who came to the Rays via waiver claim, is a true polymath: a professional athlete who is an accomplished artist.
Johnson had previously played for the White Sox, the Dodgers, and the Braves, where a wrist injury derailed him for a good part of the season. During this off-season he was waived by the Braves, and then picked up and quickly waived by both the Cincinnati Reds and the San Francisco Giants before being claimed by the Rays.