Then Johnson batted aside inquiries about his future.

Johnson, who caught the eye on the England A tour of the Caribbean recently, had batted 110 minutes for his 53 and hit eight boundaries.

Magadan played a part in those scoring bursts, too, walking each time before Johnson batted.

For the season, Johnson led the American League with a career-high 186 hits, batted .306 and drove in 57 runs, another personal best.

Listed at 5 ft 11 in, 175 lb, Johnson batted and threw right-handed.

In his last 25 games before tonight, Johnson batted .204 with no homers and five runs batted in.

Johnson batted .281 with a .359 on-base percentage, respectable numbers.

Johnson batted .300 in 30 at-bats with the Yankees.

Johnson batted .223, 30 points below his career average, in 1992.

Johnson batted it out of the park.