Adam Johnson (born July 12, 1979) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played for the Minnesota Twins in 2001 and 2003. Johnson attended and played baseball at Torrey Pines High School in San Diego. He was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 25th round of the 1997 Major League Baseball draft but chose to play college baseball at Cal State Fullerton. Johnson set Fullerton's career record for strikeouts with 365 and was named the Pitcher of the Year in the Big West Conference in 2000. That year, he was selected by the Twins with the second pick in the 2000 Major League Baseball draft.