Randy Johnson

The five-time Cy Young Award winner became a professional photographer after he retired from MLB in 2010.

[Johnson started a photography company](https://rj51photos.com/) to highlight some of his best shots. But, this career is nothing new for the MLB legend, who retired in 2010. Since some people weren’t aware of Johnson’s second career after baseball, the photo went viral on social media after a tweet by Sophie Kleeman of Insider.

Even though Randy Johnson's MLB career has been over for a while, the Hall of Fame pitcher isn't staying away from sports. On Wednesday, a photo of Johnson.

"I tried to profile Randy in 2019 about his photography career because he also takes pics at rock concerts (like Iron Maiden)," said FOX Sports' Charlotte Wilder. [the reactions](https://twitter.com/sophiekleeman/status/1580215787691786240/retweets/with_comments) to this Johnson news have been overwhelmingly positive. "I love this.

Hall of Famer Randy Johnson is enjoying his MLB retirement with his passion for photography. Check out The Big Unit's dead bird logo.

[one of just 24 pitchers](https://www.baseball-almanac.com/pitching/piwins2.shtml) with at least 300 career wins and stands 22nd on the all-time list with 303 victories. The bird "My career as a Major League Baseball pitcher has been well documented, but what is not as well known is my passion for photography, which began when I studied photojournalism at the University of Southern California from 1983-85," his website says. The bird, which was a dove, flew right into the path of a fastball from Johnson after he released it. His work has even been featured in Rolling Stone, and has been used on concert tour programs and posters. Johnson's photography isn't just limited to the sports world, either.

Hall of Famer Randy Johnson is enjoying his MLB retirement with his passion for photography. Check out The Big Units dead bird logo.

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Cinq fois gagnant du trophée Cy-Young remis annuellement au meilleur lanceur de chaque association du baseball majeur, Randy Johnson n'a pas opté pour une ...

En effectuant un lancer, la balle n’a jamais atteint le receveur puisqu’elle a percuté de plein fouet un oiseau en plein vol qui passait par là. «La photographie m’a amené sur un voyage extraordinaire, mais ce n’est que le début, lit-on sur son site. Le baseball a été ma profession pendant deux décennies, mais mon amour de la photographie ne m’a jamais quitté.»

A photo of baseball pitching legend Randy Johnson photographing an NFL game lit up the internet yesterday.

In a bizarre incident, an unfortunate bird somehow flew into the path of the ball. “Baseball became my occupation for two decades but my love of photography never left. It seems he has traveled extensively in Africa and Asia to capture his portfolio. Johnson’s chosen logo is a dead bird. The photo of Johnson with a Canon 1D attached to a telephoto lens, and a jacket with “NFL Photographer” emblazoned on it, was posted by Sophie Kleeman on Twitter yesterday who wrote: “learned today that Randy Johnson is now a professional photographer (??) and shoots NFL games (???).” learned today that randy johnson is now a professional photographer (??) and shoots nfl games (???)