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Updated: 02/28/2013 11:53:17PM
A trip to left
Tampa Bay Rays infielder Kelly Johnson, at left, is congratulated by teammates after scoring a run during Wednesday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at McKechnie Field in Bradenton.
PAUL VIDELA/Bradenton Herald
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BRADENTON — Kelly Johnson spent 2005, his rookie year, in left field before elbow surgery sidelined him for an entire season.
As he rehabbed, he worked with then-Atlanta Braves coach Glenn Hubbard to make a transformation: He became a second baseman. He played there exclusively from 2007 forward. He credited Hubbard for prolonging his career by giving him a place, putting him in a position.
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