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Auburn baseball lands Jett Johnston out of transfer portal

After being one win away from a national championship with Texas A&M, Jett Johnston is taking his talents to the Plains.

The offseason for Auburn baseball has been all about trying to rebuild and reload ahead of the 2025 season after a poor performance in 2024. A large part of that process comes from the transfer portal, and the Tigers recently added another young product on Sunday.

Head coach [autotag]Butch Thompson[/autotag] has acquired former Texas A&M utility player and pitcher [autotag]Jett Johnston[/autotag], hoping to make some good use out of a player who was on this year’s national runner-up.

Johnston spent one year with the Aggies. While he did not receive much playing time with the program, he spent the bulk of his action on the diamond at the plate.

In the 13 games that he appeared in, Johnston batted .188 and only posted two RBI. Two of those games were pitching outings, where he pitched two innings in total and gave up six earned runs while striking out and walking two batters each.

Johnston was rated the No. 180 prospect in the nation and the No. 9 third baseman by Perfect Game out of high school, helping win two state titles for Farragut High School (Tennessee). He was given All-State honors in 2023.

Johnston is the seventh player that Auburn has added from the transfer portal this offseason. He is likely to step into a corner infielder role or be a part of the bullpen for Auburn in the 2025 season.

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Former Farragut infielder transfers within SEC

Former Farragut and Texas A&M infielder transfers within the SEC.

The college baseball season ended on Monday with Tennessee defeating Texas A&M in the College World Series Finals.

Since the contest, Texas A&M utility player Jett Johnston entered the NCAA transfer portal. He announced his commitment to Auburn on Sunday.

“New beginnings,” Johnston said. “Blessed, excited and ready to get to work!! Fired up to be an Auburn Tiger.”

Johnston went to Texas A&M from Farragut High School in Farragut, Tennessee.

Johnston was a starting third baseman when Farragut won consecutive state titles in Tennessee from 2022-23. He appeared in 13 games, including three starts, as a freshman in 2024 at Texas A&M, recording two RBIs and five runs scored.

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Two Texas A&M baseball players with Knoxville ties enter transfer portal

Two Texas A&M baseball players with Knoxville ties enter the NCAA transfer portal.

No. 1 overall seed Tennessee (60-13, 22-8 SEC) defeated No. 3 overall seed Texas A&M (53-14, 19-11 SEC), 6-5, on Monday to win the College World Series at Charles Schwab Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska.

On Tuesday, Texas A&M head coach Jim Schlossnagle resigned to take a same position at Texas.

Following his departure, Texas A&M student-athletes entered the NCAA transfer portal, including two players with ties to Knoxville, Tennessee.

Kaeden Kent, son of former Major League Baseball player Jeff Kent, and Farragut High School graduate Jett Johnston entered the NCAA transfer portal.

Jeff Kent played for Toronto, the Mets, Cleveland, San Francisco, Houston and the Dodgers in Major League Baseball. He also played for the Knoxville Blue Jays in 1991.

He appeared in 139 games for Knoxville and recorded a .256 batting average, 12 home runs and 61 RBIs.

Jeff Kent was selected by the Blue Jays in the 1989 MLB draft in the 20th round.

Kaeden Kent appeared 79 games, including 45 starts, for the Aggies from 2023-24. He recorded a .301 batting average, five home runs, 51 RBIs and 32 runs.

Johnston was a starting third baseman when Farragut won consecutive state titles in Tennessee from 2022-23. He appeared in 13 games, including three starts, as a freshman in 2024 at Texas A&M, recording two RBIs and five runs.

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Former Farragut players to compete in 2024 College World Series Finals

Former Farragut baseball players to compete in the College World Series Finals for Tennessee and Texas A&M.

No. 1 overall seed Tennessee (58-12, 22-8 SEC) will play No. 3 overall seed Texas A&M (52-13, 19-11 SEC) in the finals of the College World Series.

The best-of-three championship series begins Saturday at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska. First pitch for game No. 1 is slated for 7:30 p.m. EDT and the series will be televised by ESPN.

Both the Vols and Aggies are seeking their first national championship and both have student-athletes from Farragut High School in Farragut, Tennessee.

Tennessee’s Cal Stark and Texas A&M’s Jett Johnston both played at Farragut under head coach Matt Buckner, who recently retired after guiding the Admirals to a third consecutive TSSAA Class 4A state championship in May.

Both Stark, a senior catcher for the Vols, and Johnston, a freshman utility player for the Aggies, won state titles at Farragut.

Stark played for the Admirals’ 2019 Class 3A state championship team, while Johnston was a starting third baseman when Farragut won consecutive state titles from 2022-23.

Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire