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In 1993, Johnson went 19-8, led the AL with 308 strikeouts and finished second in the leagues Cy Young Award voting. 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 (MLB), from 1988 to 2009, for six teams. After a 13-6 record in the strike-shortened 1994 season (when he again led the AL in strikeouts with 204), Johnson went 18-2 in 1995 while striking out 294 batters, leading the league with a 2.48 earned-run average and winning the C…

Johnson began concentrating solely on baseball following his sophomore year and was drafted by the Expos in the second round in 1985. Randy Johnson became a major league star with the Seattle Mariners, but he'll enter the Baseball Hall of Fame representing the Arizona Diamondbacks. Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2015. It was the first time since 1955 that the BBWAA elected four players in one year. Only, this one will sting in the pocketbook. He holds five of the seven highest single-se… Last week, we learned that Randy Johnson was included among a group of four inductees to the Hall of Fame via the BBWAA voting process. His 303 career victories rank as the fifth-most by a left-hander in MLB history, while his 4,875 strikeouts place him second all-time behind Nolan Ryanand are the most by a left-hander. Randy Johnson struck out nearly 5,000 batters over the course of his 22-year Hall of Fame career. Randy Johnson, Pedro Martínez, John Smoltz and Craig Biggio were elected to the Hall of Fame. He played primarily for the Seattle Mariners and Arizona Diamondbacks. Add another one to his resume. One was told on Sunday, and it was aimed, good-naturedly, at Randy Johnson — born in Walnut Creek, reared in Livermore, spent his last MLB season … Friday, …

Video: Former Mariners congratulate Randy Johnson on HOF Johnson recalled the 2001 World Series that he won with the D-backs and what it was like to get a call from late Yankees owner George Steinbrenner after his trade to New York. ON THIS DATE IN 1990, Randy Johnson threw his first no-hitter. He also talked about winning his … (Voted by BBWAA on 534/549 ballots) (Voted by BBWAA on 534/549 ballots) View Randy Johnson's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

At the Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 1999 featuring, among others, Nolan Ryan, I interviewed Ted Williams about what it …