Baseball is in Steve Johnson's blood.
His father, Dave, pitched in the major leagues for parts of five seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers and most prominently, the Baltimore Orioles. Johnson followed the same path as his father, pitching in the big leagues for parts of four seasons with the Orioles and Seattle Mariners. A Baltimore native, Johnson had starred at St. Paul's School (Md.) as an amateur.
In December 2018, Johnson retired from professional baseball, but he hasn't left the game quite yet. He has again followed in his father's footsteps, starting up his own baseball training company, Optimal Baseball Performance, a high-tech version of a cage his father set up at his house growing up.
