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Damon was born in [[Fort Riley, Kansas|Fort Riley]], a [[Military base|U.S. Army post]] in [[Kansas]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=JockBio: Johnny Damon Biography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100416085150/http://www.jockbio.com/Bios/Damon/Damon_bio.html|url=http://www.jockbio.com/Bios/Damon/Damon_bio.html|archive-date=April 16, 2010|access-date=April 16, 2010|website=JockBio}}</ref> His mother, Yome, is a Thai immigrant to the United States and his father, Jimmy, is an American of Croatian and Irish descent.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ruck|first=Rob|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ohi8CFRudkMC&dq=Johnny+Damon+croatian&pg=PT5|title=Raceball: How the Major Leagues Colonized the Black and Latin Game|publisher=[[Beacon Press]]|year=2012|isbn=9780807048054|access-date=September 15, 2013}}</ref> They met while his father, a staff sergeant in the United States Army, was stationed in Thailand. Damon spent much of his infancy as an "[[Military brat (U.S. subculture)|Army brat]]," moving to several posts including Okinawa, Japan and West Germany before his father was discharged from the Army. The Damon family settled in the Orlando, Florida, area while Johnny was a pre-schooler.<ref>{{IMDb name|0198934}}</ref>
Damon was a quiet child, largely on account of a [[stuttering|stutter]]. "My thoughts just raced ahead of my tongue," Damon said of his problem. "I'd sing songs as therapy, and I got better, but I still just kept quiet most of the time."<ref>{{cite news|last=Rodrick|first=Stephen|date=March 24, 2006|title=Johnny (Idiot) Damon Is the Yankees' Most Likable Savior In Years|work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|url=http://nymag.com/news/sports/16528/index2.html|access-date=August 23, 2010}}</ref> He played in South Orange Little League as a child. He played for the Walker Jr. High baseball team before attending [[Dr. Phillips High School]] in [[Orlando]]
==Playing career==
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