The German Baseball-Bundesliga club Mainz Athletics has signed the Swedish national team outfielder Peter Johannessen. The 26-year-old is currently playing in Australia and is scheduled to arrive in mid-April. In 2010 he spent the second half of the season with the Italian Baseball League team De Angelis Godo Knights. He batted .197 (OBP .237/SLG .239) with three doubles, seven runs and two RBI in 23 games. He also played some games for Stockholm in the Swedish Elitserien, where he had a batting average of .425 (OBP .500/SLG .666) in 66 plate appearances.