Robert Keith Johns Jr. is a former infielder

Infielder

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 in Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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. He batted and threw right-handed. The St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals

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 drafted Johns in the sixth round of the 1992 amateur draft

1992 Major League Baseball Draft

-First round selections:The following are the first round picks in the 1992 Major League Baseball draft.-Other notable players:*Raúl Ibáñez, 36th round, Seattle Mariners...

. The Cardinals traded him to the Milwaukee Brewers

Milwaukee Brewers

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 in 1997, and the Brewers sent him to the Baltimore Orioles

Baltimore Orioles

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 a few months later. In turn, the Orioles traded him to the Boston Red Sox

Boston Red Sox

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 in March 1998, where he finally made his major league debut as a pinch hitter for Jim Leyritz

Jim Leyritz

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. In his only major league plate appearance, he collected a walk.

Johns played in the minor leagues from 1992 to 2000 for the farm teams of the Cardinals, Brewers, Orioles, Red Sox, Anaheim Angels

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

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, and Chicago Cubs

Chicago Cubs

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. In nine minor league seasons, Johns hit .249 with 27 home runs while stealing

Stolen base

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106 bases. He played at least ten games at each of the four infield positions and six in the outfield.