Rangers' Cooper Johnson: Invited to spring training
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Johnson received a spring training invite from the Rangers on Thursday.
Johnson has played in the minors since 2019 and has been at Double-A Frisco since 2023. In Frisco, he has slashed .230/.348/.464 with 14 home runs across 311 plate appearances since he was elevated there. The 26-year-old has now received his second career spring training invite after last receiving one from Detroit in 2020.
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Tigers' Cooper Johnson: Impresses in spring
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Johnson got work at big-league camp in spring training and looked comfortable working with the pitching staff, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
Johnson is a relatively unheralded prospect, having been selected in the sixth round in 2019, but he's at least on the map if he's getting a look in big-league camp. The 22-year-old struggled at Low-A West Michigan last season with a .179 batting average, so there's still plenty of work for him to do before he's knocking on the door for the Tigers.
