ML B ) ▁for ▁Boston . ▁List ed ▁at ▁ ▁and ▁, ▁he ▁both ▁throws ▁and ▁b ats ▁left - hand ed . ▁Johnson ▁was ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁John ▁O ler ud ▁Award . ▁ ▁High ▁school ▁Johnson ▁graduated ▁from ▁C ocoa ▁Beach ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁C ocoa ▁Beach , ▁Florida , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁five - year ▁letter man ▁for ▁the ▁Min ut emen . ▁He ▁was ▁co ached ▁during ▁his ▁high ▁school ▁baseball ▁career ▁by ▁Matt ▁K ell am ▁and ▁Rich ▁Cole man . ▁Johnson ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁Florida ▁Today ▁Baseball ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁First - Team ▁All - State ▁in ▁Florida ▁in ▁both ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁He ▁finished ▁with ▁ 3 5 2 ▁strike outs ▁in ▁ ▁career ▁inn ings ▁and ▁a ▁career ▁batt ing ▁average ▁of ▁. 4 8 1 ▁with ▁ 9 8 ▁runs , ▁ 4 0 ▁doubles , ▁ 2 1 ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 9 5 ▁R BI . ▁Johnson ▁also ▁fired ▁a ▁ 1 7 - st rike out ▁no - h itter ▁against ▁Space ▁Coast ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁his ▁senior ▁year . ▁Johnson ▁was ▁ranked ▁the ▁No . ▁ 8 4 ▁player ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁by ▁Baseball ▁America ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁draft ed ▁by ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁D od gers ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 7 th ▁round ▁of