 Johnson was recalled to Seattle for the final month of the season when the rosters expanded from 25 to 40 for the month of September during which he hit his first major league home run, a two run blast off of Jerry Blevins of the Oakland Athletics in a game on September 27 at Safeco Field.He played in the Arizona Fall League after the season.Going into spring training it was thought that catcher Jeff Clement would be the back-up catcher and designated hitter on the opening day roster.