Johnny Damon
By: Brian O'Connell
Baseball Career
Timeline of Johnny Damons life
1973- Born on November 5 at Fort Riley, Kansas
1992- Drafted by the Kansas City Royals
1993- Plays for Rockford Royals in the Class A Midwest League
1994- Plays for the Wilmington Blue Rocks in high Class A Carolina League
1995- Makes his major- league debut with the Royals
1996- Hits .271 in his first full season with the Royals
1999- Hits .307, the first season his batting average is over .300
2000- Leads the American League in runs (136) and stolen bases (46)
2001- Traded to the Oakland Athletics and plays in the postseason for the first time
2002- Joins the Boston Red Sox
2003- Suffers concussion in collision with Damian Jackson during the American League Division Series
2004- Red Sox win the World Series, their first in 86 years
2005- Agrees to a four- year, $52 million deal with the New York Yankees
2006- Hits .285 with a career-high 24 home runs in is first season with the Yankees