Charles Johnson (catcher)

Charles Edward Johnson, Jr. (born July 20, 1971 in Fort Pierce, Florida) is a former professional baseball player who was a catcher in the Major Leagues. Johnson played for the Florida Marlins (1994–1998, 2001–2002), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1998), the Baltimore Orioles (1999–2000), the Chicago White Sox (2000), the Colorado Rockies (2003–2004), and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2005). Johnson was known as one of the best defensive catchers of his era, winning four consecutive Gold Glove Awards between and .<ref name="Never Underestimate A Good Defensive Catcher">

Major League career

Johnson graduated from Fort Pierce Westwood High School in Fort Pierce, Florida, in 1989 and attended the University of Miami, where he played for the Miami Hurricanes baseball team. He was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the first round of the 1992 Major League Baseball Draft.

In 1995, Johnson's reputation as a skilled defensive player was solidified when he became the fourth catcher in Major League history to win a Gold Glove Award in his rookie season, joining Johnny Bench, Carlton Fisk and Sandy Alomar, Jr. Although his offensive statistics weren't impressive, he made up for those shortcomings by helping his team with his superior defensive...
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