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Randall David Johnson (born September 10, 1963), nicknamed "the Big Unit", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (1988–2009) for six teams, primarily the Seattle Mariners and Arizona Diamondbacks.
Johnson's perfect game was the first in MLB since David Cone on July 18, 1999 for the New York Yankees, [8] and the first in the National League since Dennis Martínez of the Montreal Expos on July 28, 1991. [8] Johnson, who was 40 at the time, surpassed Cy Young as the oldest pitcher to throw a perfect game in MLB history. [2]
Arizona continued to take control of the Series with the strong pitching performance of Randy Johnson. The Big Unit pitched a complete-game shutout, allowing only four baserunners and three hits while striking out 11 Yankees. Andy Pettitte meanwhile nearly matched him, retiring Arizona in order in five of the seven innings he pitched.
On March 24, 2001, Randy Johnson killed a bird with his sheer pitching ability.
Randy Johnson owns the most franchise career and single-season pitching records with 10 and 7, respectively. Having won the World Series in 2001, the franchise's fourth season in existence, the Diamondbacks hold the distinction of being the fastest expansion team in Major League Baseball to win a championship.
Randy Johnson struck and killed a dove in 2001 while playing for the same team Gallen pitches for now. Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen hits and kills bird in echo of Randy Johnson history [Video ...
Today marks the 21-year anniversary of one of the most improbable plays in baseball history. 21 years ago today, MLB all-time great Randy Johnson threw a pitch. That pitch wound up hitting a dove.
Mark Langston has the worst winning percentage as the Opening Day starting pitcher with a record of 0–3, all of which were pitched on the road. [ 3 ] Overall, the Mariners' starters have a record of 7–4 at the Kingdome on Opening Day, compared to a 4–3 record at Safeco Field, making their combined home record 11–7, and their away record ...