First baseman Dan Johnson, whose dramatic home run on the final night of the regular season helped Tampa Bay reach last year's playoffs, has agreed to a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox. Johnson hit a tying, two-out, two-strike homer off Cory Wade in the ninth inning of regular-season finale against the Yankees, and Evan Longoria's 12th-inning homer won the...

The Chicago White Sox have signed first baseman Dan Johnson to a minor league deal on Wednesday, according to the St. Petersburg Times.Johnson is best known for the three-run home run he hit on the final day of the regular season last year against the New York Yankees that led to a playoff birth for the Tampa Bay Rays.The 32-year-old hit .119 with 2 home runs and 4 RBIs in 84 at bats last season.

There’s something strangely fitting about the fact that both Russ Canzler and Dan Johnson have found new homes in the last 24 hours. Canzler was traded yesterday from the Rays to the Indians for cash considerations, and Johnson signed a minor-league deal with the White Sox this afternoon. This is despite the fact that the Rays — those masters of market inefficiencies...

Dan Johnson’s career stats with the Rays are the stuff of a classic four-A player*. In 81 career games with the Rays, Johnson is hitting .168 with 11 home runs. But sometimes, you just have to look beyond the numbers. And The Great Pumpkin’s resume may be as impressive as anybody that has every worn a Rays uniform. September, 2008— The Rays improbable run appeared...

Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Dan Johnson has elected to become a free agent after declining an assignment to Triple-A.The team outrighted the veteran infielder earlier Thursday.The 32-year-old had a dismal year with the major-league club, hitting just .119 with two home runs and four RBIs in 84 at-bats.His lone bright spot came on the final day of the regular season, when his two...

The video below serves as proof that Red Sox and Braves fans weren’t the only ones who got hit in the nuts at the ballpark last night. On Dan Johnson’s pinch hit home run in the 9th inning, which sent the Yankees-Rays game to extras, an uncoordinated and/or slow to react fan in the outfield took it in the worst possible spot. Now, I’ll grant that it isn’...

In all the commotion during last night’s game-tying, season-saving (again) home run by Dan Johnson, we didn’t get a good look at who caught the ball. Well it turns out nobody caught it. In fact, you could say the ball caught a fan. In a very sensitive area. We’ll forgive this guy if he was the one Rays fan not celebrating… Related posts:[DAN JOHNSON] Rays...

The fact that the Yankees were up 7-0 and only needed one more strike for the victory it makes you wonder did they start tanking like they were trying to draft Andrew Luck? Things that make you go hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Best part of the homerun, besides it being very dramatic considering the situation is that it hits a Rays fan right in the groin and he tries his best to play it off, but...

CHICAGO (AP) -- First baseman Dan Johnson, whose dramatic home run on the final night of the regular season helped Tampa Bay reach last year's playoffs, has agreed to a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox.

It’s difficult to ascertain for certain given the grainy video, not to mention the somewhat obstructed view provided of the play, but there’s a very good chance a Tampa Bay Rays fan might have been drilled right in the family jewels by Dan Johnson’s epic, game-tying solo shot with two outs in the bottom of [...]

Tampa Bay Rays first baseman, Dan Johnson, has cleared waivers and has accepted an assignment to Triple-A Durham, Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times reports. The Rays had previously designated Johnson for assignment on May 20. The infielder was hitting .115/.179/.167 with 1 HR and 3 RBI's in 78 AB's for the Rays this season. Image by Sue Elias under the Creative Commons...

Dan Johnson, whose dramatic pinch-hit homer in the 2011 regular-season finale helped the Rays reach the playoffs, has signed a Minor League contract with the White Sox, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

The Tampa Bay Rays have designated first baseman Dan Johnson for assignment according to Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times. The team also optioned right handed pitcher Rob Delaney, called up outfielder Justin Ruggiano and activated left handed pitcher J.P. Howell from the Disabled List. Johnson was hitting .115/.179/.167 with 1 HR and 3 RBI's in 78 AB's for the Rays...

1B Dan Johnson is hoping his first-inning single Sunday was a sign the clouds have lifted because this is not the homecoming he had in mind when the Rays play this week at Target Field, a 20-minute drive from his home in Ham Lake, Minn.

During the very entertaining Yankees vs. Devil Rays game final game of the regular season an unlucky fan tried to catch a home run off the bat of Rays pinch-hitter Dan Johnson in the 9th inning and failed, miserably.  In fact, the poor fan ended up taking the game tying home run to the groin region.  Check out the below .GIF and video to feel the pain for yourself. Click here...

First baseman Dan Johnson, whose dramatic home run on the final night of the regular season helped Tampa Bay reach last year's playoffs, has agreed to a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox. Johnson hit a tying, two-out, two-strike homer off Cory Wade in the ninth inning of regular-season finale against the Yankees, and Evan Longoria's 12th-inning homer won the...

Bottom of the ninth. Two outs. Two strikes. Down one run. Need to win to at least force a playoff tiebreaker game. Pinch-hitter Dan Johnson at the plate for the Rays.Boom *****:Still tied at 7-7 in the 11th as a write this(and was 7-0 Yankees going into the bottom of the eighth). Win or loss, that's a home run that will be remembered for a long time. Awesome stuff.Thigh Five: Sports

After years as a journeyman, the Rays' Dan Johnson gets the opening day he has worked for.

Say hello to victory. Dan Johnson's three-run homer in the top of the ninth inning Friday gave the Rays their first lead of the season, and Kyle Farnsworth made it stand with a perfect ninth inning for his first save of the season. It was Rays 9, White Sox 7.

Dan Johnson and the Tampa Bay Rays had an encouraging weekend, winning their first game of the season on Johnson's go-ahead 3-run homer on Friday, but they lost Saturday and are just 1-7 on the year.

Dan Johnson had not played in a game in a week. He didn’t have a big league hit since April. And yet, when the Rays were down to their final out in the 9th inning and trailing by one, you knew The Great Pumpkin was Joe Maddon’s only choice. And with the count 2-2, this happened (with Dave Wills’ great called overlayed)… Be patient, video needs to load completely...

With Casey Kotchman and Dan Johnson now both on the free agent market, the Rays have a very glaring hole on their 40 Man Roster. Russ Canzler would likely be the best option at first base if the season were to start today. Coming off an incredible year in AAA Durham, is he ready to produce at the big league level? Does he have the defense to man the position? We answer those questions inside.

In two short tours with the Rays, Dan Johnson made memories every time he picked up his wonder bat, writes Martin Fennelly.

Very few were prepared for the Rays Dan Johnson's 9th inning home run last night against the Yankees. No one less than the fan that didn't catch it. Every time you flush a toilet, think Bob's... Full story at Bob's Blitz ~ http://www.bobsblitz.com Follow on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/bobsblitz

ROGER MOONEY BALTIMORE In an effort to add some pop to their bench, the Rays selected 1B Dan Johnson from Triple A Durham today. They also recalled LHP Alex Torres. Johnson began the year with the Rays, but was…