Red Sox to sign former Central Arkansas, Staten Island FerryHawks OF Kolby Johnson to minor-league deal

The Red Sox are working to sign outfielder Kolby Johnson to a minor-league contract, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.

Johnson posted on Instagram earlier Tuesday evening that he had signed with the club.

Johnson, 25, spent the 2024 season with the Staten Island FerryHawks of the independent Atlantic League.

In 112 games, the right-handed hitter batted .308/.380/.459 with 24 doubles, four triples, 11 home runs, 62 RBIs, 93 runs scored, 32 stolen bases, 32 walks, and 83 strikeouts over 489 plate appearances.

On the other side of the ball, Johnson was named to the Atlantic Leagues 2024 All-Defensive Team after a productive year patrolling the outfield for Staten Island.

The 5-foot-6, 165-pounder (listed height and weight) saw the majority of his playing time come in right field and he committed just two errors in 214 chances altogether.

His 11 outfield assists were also the second-most in the league.

A native of Pearland, Texas, Johnson played collegiately at Central Arkansas (where he earned his MBA) for five years but was passed over in the 2023 draft.

He spent the following months playing for the MLB Draft Leagues Trenton Thunder and leveraged his standout performance (.361/.450/.578 slash line in 40 games) there into a deal with Staten Island that September.

The FerryHawks then brought him back for the 2024 campaign last January.

Johnson, who does not turn 26 until September, figures to provide the Red Sox with toolsy outfield depth in the lower minors to open the 2025 season.

What affiliate he starts out at will likely be determined at some point during spring training.

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