Termarr Jerell Johnson...Is a 2022 graduate of Mays (Ga.) High School, where he was named Atlanta’s Public School’s Player-of-the-Year after hitting .561 (23-for-41) with nine doubles, one triple, six home runs, 19 RBI, 27 walks and 14 stolen bases....Graduated third in his class at Mays High School, where he was the president of the Student Government Association....Played with Pirates Minor Leaguer Bubba Chandler in travel ball in the state of Georgia (the two also competed against each other in high school)…Was rated as the No. 4 prospect in the 2022 draft by both MLB Pipeline and Baseball America among all high school players...Was tabbed by Baseball America as the “Best Pure Hitter”, second “Closest to the Majors,” and tied for third for “Best Defensive Infielder” among high school players in the draft....Was rated by MLB Pipeline as the “Best Hitter” in the 2022 draft class....Was rated by Baseball America as the No. 1 high school draft prospect in the country as a junior in 2021 after hitting .417 with eight doubles, five triples, nine home runs and 23 stolen bases...Played for Team USA in the WBSC Premier12 tournament this past November (team finished third)…Signed by Pirates scout Cam Murphy.
2024
Was a non-roster invitee in Spring Training for the second straight year...Homered twice against the Blue Jays in Dunedin on 2/26 (his only home runs hit in spring training)…Hit .348 (8-for-23) with two homers, four RBI and a 1.052 OPS in 15 spring training games...Entered the season ranked by MLB Pipeline as the No. 1 prospect in the game among second basemen...Spent majority of the season with Greensboro, where he finished second in the South Atlantic League in walks, third in runs scored and fifth in on-base percentage...Was the Opening Day starter at second base and went 1-for-5...Connected for his first home run on 4/28; a leadoff shot at Greenville...Went 3-for-5 with a three-run homer on 5/19 at Hickory...Went 4-for-6 with a double, two runs scored and two RBI on 6/29 at Jersey Shore; he singled twice in the eighth inning...Represented the Pirates at the 25th annual MLB Futures Game in Arlington, Texas, on 7/13; started the game at second base and went 1-for-2 at the plate...Hit .366 (26-for-71) with four doubles, three home runs, 12 RBI, a .458 OBP, .549 slugging percentage and 1.007 OPS during his 17-game hitting streak from 6/27-7/24 and raised his season batting average from .215 to .251...Hit .319 (23-for-72) with four homers, 11 RBI, a .443 OBP and a .971 OPS in 19 games during the month of July...Was ranked fourth among Pirates Minor Leaguers in total bases (152) and third with a .372 OBP when he was promoted to Altoona on 8/27...Also ranked fifth in the South Atlantic League in OBP at the time of his promotion...Made his Double-A debut on 8/27 vs. New Hampshire and went 0-for-2 with two walks and a stolen base...Became the third-youngest player to suit up for the Curve when he made his debut at 20 years, two months, and 16 days old...Connected for his first Double-A home run on 8/28 vs. New Hampshire...Went hitless in 17 at bats from 8/31 thru 9/5...Went 2-for-4 with a double on 9/6 at Hartford...Went 3-for-5 and hit his second home run on 9/7 at Hartford...Went 3-for-3 with two walks and two RBI in his final game on 9/13 vs. Richmond...Made 65 appearances (63 starts) at second base and 39 appearances (36 starts) at shortstop between the two teams...Also made 21 starts as the designated hitter...Hit .250 (10-for-40) and posted a .919 OPS in 11 games with Scottsdale during the Arizona Fall League.
2023
Entered the season rated by Baseball America as Pittsburgh’s No. 2 prospect and as the No. 1 prospect among second basemen in the game by MLB Pipeline…Hit a combined .244 (85-for-349) with 12 doubles, one triple, 18 home runs, 59 RBI, 101 walks, .422 OBP, .438 slugging percentage and .860 OPS in 105 games between Bradenton and Greensboro…Was named to the Florida State League’s post-season All-Star team…Tied for the seventh-most home runs in all of MiLB among players 19 years old or younger…Finished tied for the fifth-most walks in all of MiLB…Became the first teenager since 2005 to draw 100 walks in a season…Reached base safely in each of his last 37 games, including all 30 games played with Greensboro...Ended with season with the longest active on-base streak (30 games) in the South Atlantic League and the second-longest overall in the league in 2023…Was a non-roster invitee in spring training...Began the season on the injured list recovering from a right hamstring suffered in Spring Training...Was reinstated on 4/21 and began the season with Bradenton that night vs. Daytona Beach; served as the designated hitter and had a two-run single in his second professional at-bat...Hit a three-run homer on his 19th birthday on 6/11 vs. Dunedin...Hit a 471-foot home run on 7/16 vs. Dunedin; also left the game with a calf cramp (did not miss any time)...Was promoted to Greensboro on 8/1... Connected for his first home run on 8/12 at Greenville...Homered again the following day at Greenville...Went 2-for-4 and homered in his third straight game on 8/15 vs. Bowling Green...Left the game on 8/17 vs. Bowling Green after being hit by a pitch; initial X-rays on his left hand came back negative...Went 2-for-4 with a grand slam on 8/19 vs. Bowling Green.
2022
Began his professional career in the Florida Complex League after being selected fourth overall in the First-Year Player Draft earlier in the summer…Was rated by Baseball America as Pittsburgh’s No. 1 prospect in the publication’s mid-season report…Made professional debut on 8/9 against the FCL Red Sox, going hitless in two at-bats while batting leadoff and playing shortstop… Went hitless in his first two games before doubling for his first professional hit on 8/13 against the FCL Orioles…Was promoted to Low-A Bradenton on 8/24…Went 1-for-4 while starting at second base in his Marauders debut on 8/24… Had a season-high three hits while doubling and knocking in a run on 8/31 vs. Fort Myers…Went deep for the first time in his professional career on 9/7 at Clearwater…Made a combined 15 appearances (15 starts) at second base and five appearances (five starts) at shortstop between the Florida Complex League and Bradenton.
