John William Johnstone Jr. (November 20, 1945 – September 26, 2020) was an American professional baseball player and television sports announcer. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1966 to 1985 for the See more

Johnstone was signed as an amateur free agent by the Los Angeles Angels, in 1963. He made his major-league debut in July 1966. See more

Johnstone hosted blooper TV show The Lighter Side of Sports in the late 1980s. He worked as radio color commentator for the Yankees games on WABC (1989–1990) and the Phillies games on WPHT (1992–1993).
He also co-wrote … See more

Johnstone died from complications of COVID-19 at a nursing home in Granada Hills, California, on September 26, 2020, during the See more

Johnstone pulled off a number of infamous pranks during his playing days, including placing a soggy brownie inside Steve Garvey's first base mitt, setting teammates' cleats See more

Johnstone appeared in the movie The Naked Gun as a member of the Seattle Mariners in a game against the California Angels. Although he was a left-handed hitter throughout … See more

• Body Slam (1986) - Booth Announcer
• The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) - Seattle First Up See more