2004 despite this, as the offense slumped over the last month of the season. Since 2005, he has worked in the Mets organization, first as a roving hitting instructor, then as minor league hitting coordinator. With Johnson overseeing the development of young hitters, the Mets farm system has produced enough talent that on April 26, 2011, the team fielded a starting lineup of all homegrown players for the first time since 1971. On May 26, 2014, Johnson was made the new hitting coach for the Mets, replacing Dave Hudgens. He served through the end of the season, then was reassigned as a minor league hitting instructor in the Mets' organization. He was replaced by former Yankees' coach Kevin Long for the 2015 season. References External links 1950 births Living people African-American baseball coaches African-American baseball players Águilas del Zulia players Aliağa Petkim basketball players Appleton Foxes players Bandırma B.İ.K. players Baseball players from Alabama Chicago White Sox players Denver Bears players Duluth-Superior Dukes players Gulf Coast White Sox players Iowa Oaks players Kansas City Royals coaches Knoxville Sox players Major League Baseball designated hitters Major League Baseball first basemen Major League Baseball hitting coaches Milwaukee Brewers coaches Minor league baseball managers New York Mets coaches Sportspeople from Bessemer, Alabama Seattle Mariners coaches St. Petersburg Pelicans players Texas Rangers players 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople