Cody Johnson promoted to Double-A Mississippi

The Braves have sent Cody Johnson to Double-A Mississippi for the last week of the season.

Cody Johnson is headed to the Southern League for the last full week of the season.

The Braves promoted Johnson to Mississippi after a stellar season for the 21-year-old with Myrtle Beach in the Carolina League. Johnson was hitting .243 with a league-leading 32 home runs and 84 RBI in 419 at bats.

Johnson had an OBP at .347 and a slugging percentage of .520 (best in the league). The powerful lefty slugger also struck out 168 times, also tops in the Carolina League.


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