I had a great time with baseball growing up. I was lucky to grow up with it and to learn.

The contract also included a second-year team option. On May 8 Johnson was placed on the disabled list with a wrist injury. In 2005 with the new Washington Nationals Johnson compiled a performance more reminiscent of his 2003 season than of his injury-riddled 2004 campaign.

370 batting average a. Johnson was the last remaining player on the Nationals' roster to relocate with the team from Montreal before being traded to the Marlins at the 2009 non-waiver trade deadline. 399 through the 2012 season.