51s. On July 18 the Dodgers added him to the 25-man roster, and he finished the season with them, going 1-2 with an ERA of 5.22. On January 6, , he signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the New York Yankees, where he was expected to compete for the final spot in the starting rotation. Johnson's return was thrown into doubt when he was diagnosed with choroidal melanoma in his right retina. On August 10, 2009 he was released by the Yankees. He last played for the Amarillo Sox in the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball in 2013. Johnson has type 1 diabetes and was the first Major League Baseball player to get permission to wear an insulin pump on the field. He wears the pump on his belt on the left side of his lower back, in order to minimize the chance of it being hit by a bat or thrown ball. References External links Baseball players from California Major League Baseball pitchers Pittsburgh Pirates players Tampa Bay Devil Rays players Baltimore Orioles players Detroit Tigers players Cleveland Indians players Boston Red Sox players Cincinnati Reds players Los Angeles Dodgers players Seibu Lions players American expatriate baseball players in Japan Gulf Coast Pirates players Welland Pirates players Augusta GreenJackets players Lynchburg Hillcats players Carolina Mudcats players Durham Bulls players Rochester Red Wings players Bowie Baysox players Wilmington Blue Rocks players Pawtucket Red Sox players Louisville Bats players Las Vegas 51s players Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees players Trenton Thunder players Camden Riversharks players Amarillo Thunderheads players 1973 births Living people People from Hebron, Kentucky People with type 1 diabetes