page_title: Chris Johnson (baseball)
section_title: Atlanta Braves
hierarchical_section_title: Chris Johnson (baseball) / Professional career / Atlanta Braves
caption_attribution_description: Chris Johnson
context_page_description: Christopher Dalton Johnson is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball for the Houston Astros, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, and Miami Marlins.
context_section_description: After the 2012 season, the Diamondbacks traded Johnson and Justin Upton to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Martín Prado, Randall Delgado, Nick Ahmed, Zeke Spruill and Brandon Drury. He enjoyed a breakout season, hitting .321, with 12 home runs and 68 RBIs. In the NL batting race, Johnson finished second to Michael Cuddyer.
  Johnson signed a three-year extension worth $23.5 million on May 2, 2014. The deal includes a team option worth $10 million. He regressed in 2014, while attempting to hit for more power. Johnson set a career high in strikeouts, and his walk rate fell.
  After continuing to decline in 2015, Johnson lost his starting role to Juan Uribe, who the Braves acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers during the season. Johnson was pushed into a reserve role, often starting only against left handed pitchers. After Freddie Freeman suffered a wrist injury, Johnson occasionally started at first base, but still saw less playing time than in past seasons. Johnson expressed an interest in being traded at the trade deadline, in the hope of getting more playing time with another team. However, it was Uribe who was traded near the deadline. In addition, Freeman returned from the disabled list and Johnson was expected to regain his starting role at third base.
caption: Johnson during his tenure with the Atlanta Braves in 2013
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