Tyler Johnson Team Issued & Signed Official South Carolina Gamecocks Under Armour Pullover Hoodie Sweatshirt

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Tyler Johnson is a pitcher in the Chicago White Sox Organization. He was selected in the fifth round of the 2017 MLB Draft by the White Sox. Johnson attended Trinity Episcopal School in Richmond, Virginia and played college baseball at the University of South Carolina where he was a dominant force. Even though his junior season wasn’t quite as good as his sophomore, it was still worthy of notice. In 19 games spanning 26 innings, Johnson saved 10 games for the SEC powerhouse with a 2.39 ERA and 1.33 WHIP. For the Gamecocks that year, he allowed just 20 hits (.204 OBA) and 15 walks (12.9%) while striking out 40 (34.5%).

In his 1st year of professional baseball, Johnson split time with Great Falls and Kannapolis in 2017, and despite struggles with control, put up reasonably solid numbers considering he was just completing a long season. In a combined 22 games totaling 25 2⁄3 innings, he compiled a 3.86 ERA and 1.75 WHIP by relinquishing 26 hits (.263 OBA) and 19 walks (15.7%) while fanning 37 (30.6%).

The reliever started hitting many prospect lists after a terrific 2018 with Kannapolis and Winston-Salem, as he combined to post a spectacular 14 saves, 1.40 ERA and 0.88 WHIP over 41 outings. In Johnson’s 58 innings for both teams, he surrendered just 35 hits (.172 OBA) and 16 walks (7.1%) while striking out a whopping 89 (39.4%). With Kannapolis, he was named a South Atlantic League All-Star.

After missing the first 2 1⁄2 months of the 2019 season with a lat strain, Johnson pitched in 10 rehab outings with the AZL White Sox and Winston-Salem before finally donning the Birmingham Barons uniform on July 22. In 12 games for the Barons spanning 18 1⁄3 innings, Johnson posted a respectable 3.44 ERA and 0.87 WHIP by ceding just 10 hits (.154 OBA) and six walks (8.5%) while striking out 23 (32.4%). After the season, he was selected to the United States national baseball team for the 2019 WBSC Premier 12, but he did not pitch in the tournament.

MLB Pipeline ranks Johnson with a 65-grade fastball, which runs 92-96 mph but topping at 98. Other pitches in Johnson’s arsenal include a 50-grade slider and 45-grade changeup. Lefties hit only .156 against him while with Birmingham, so the changeup may actually be better than the grade. Johnson’s control is graded at 50, as he has walked hitters at a 9.5% clip in his three-year professional career. However, that control can be tolerated as long as he maintains his career 35.8% strikeout rate. On November 20, 2020, Johnson was added to the Chicago White Sox 40-man roster. He was also invited to the big-league camp in 2021 Spring Training.

The featured South Carolina Gamecocks Under Armour Hoodie Sweatshirt was issued to and worn by Tyler Johnson as a member of the South Carolina Gamecocks. Johnson wore this Sweatshirt during a cold weather game in the dugout. Johnson played for the Gamecocks in 2015-2017. The Virginia native went 3-2 with nine saves as a sophomore, finishing with a 2.42 ERA and 59 strikeouts in 52 innings pitched. In 2017, his junior season, the hard throwing righty went 1-2 with 10 saves and a 2.39 ERA. He also struck out 40 batters in 26 1/3 innings pitched and held opponents to a .204 batting average. Johnson has signed the Sweatshirt and added “Worn in Dugout Go Gamecocks!” in black. The Sweatshirt is in great condition and a perfect for a Gamecocks Fan!