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5 unusual facts about Randy Johnson


Chen Junyi

He is nicknamed "The Little Unit" due to his slender body and mullet that resembles Randy Johnson.

Danny Almonte

His imposing frame won him the nickname "Little Unit," a nod to Randy "Big Unit" Johnson.

Hazlet, Saskatchewan

Other future major league players that signed with the Elks but never played include Mark McGwire, Randy Johnson, and Cory Snyder.

Jack Del Rio

In baseball he batted .340 while playing catcher on a team that also included future Major League Baseball players Mark McGwire and Randy Johnson.

Strikeout-to-walk ratio

A pitcher that possesses a great K/BB ratio is usually a dominant power pitcher, such as Randy Johnson, Pedro Martínez, Curt Schilling, or Ben Sheets.


Rick Wise

Wise would have joined Cy Young and Jim Bunning as pitchers who had hurled no-hitters in both leagues (Nolan Ryan, Hideo Nomo and Randy Johnson have done it since).


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