It starts Saturday at noon and ends late Sunday.
The 2012-2013 edition started Saturday, November 10, 2012.
Eight teams were given byes in the first round of the tournament, which starts Saturday in the nation's four regions.
"I love this kind of stuff," said Johnson, who is 16-8 and is scheduled to start Saturday in Boston.
This year, the event is a multicity road show that starts next Saturday in Englishtown.
The Mets have not decided who will start Saturday in his place.
Erickson also will start Saturday with only three days rest.
The tournament starts Saturday at eight sites, and the championship will be decided April 3 in Cleveland.
Fifteen players will start Saturday at five under par or better.
The lineup he started Saturday against Clemens featured his nine best hitters.