Lew Ford
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'''Jon Lewis Ford''' (born August 12, 1976) is an American former professional [[baseball]] [[outfielder]] and current [[manager (baseball)|manager]] for the [[Long Island Ducks]] of the [[Atlantic League of Professional Baseball]]. He played in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) for the [[Minnesota Twins]], [[Baltimore Orioles]], and in [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] (NPB) for the [[Hanshin Tigers]]. |
'''Jon Lewis Ford''' (born August 12, 1976) is an American former professional [[baseball]] [[outfielder]] and current [[manager (baseball)|manager]] for the [[Long Island Ducks]] of the [[Atlantic League of Professional Baseball]]. He played in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) for the [[Minnesota Twins]], [[Baltimore Orioles]], and in [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] (NPB) for the [[Hanshin Tigers]]. |
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Ford is a 1994 graduate of [[Port Neches–Groves High School]] where he played football and baseball and is also a 1999 graduate of [[Dallas Baptist University]]. He also played college baseball at [[Texas A&M University]], [[Seminole State College (Oklahoma)|Seminole State Junior College]], and [[Lee College]]. |
Ford is a 1994 graduate of [[Port Neches–Groves High School]] where he played football and baseball and is also a 1999 graduate of [[Dallas Baptist University]]. He also played college baseball at [[Texas A&M University]], [[Seminole State College (Oklahoma)|Seminole State Junior College]], and [[Lee College]]. |
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| ⚫ | In 1998, Ford was a first team All-American at Dallas Baptist. He set their single school batting record, batting .507 over the course of more than 50 games. In spite of this, Ford was not chosen in the MLB draft. He came back the following year and had another season at Dallas Baptist |
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In 2000, he played his first full year of Single-A ball for the [[Augusta Greenjackets]] of the [[South Atlantic League]]. He had a good season, stealing 52 bases on 56 attempts and established the team single-season batting record by hitting .315, adding 74 RBI from the leadoff spot. [[Baseball America]] named him as the best defensive outfielder in |
Ford which he was drafted by the [[Boston Red Sox]] in the 12th round of the [[1999 Major League Baseball draft]]. In 2000, he played his first full year of Single-A ball for the [[Augusta Greenjackets]] of the [[South Atlantic League]]. He had a good season, stealing 52 bases on 56 attempts and established the team single-season batting record by hitting .315, adding 74 RBI from the leadoff spot. [[Baseball America]] named him as the best defensive outfielder in Single-A and [[The Sporting News]] identified him as the Best 5-Tool Prospect in the Red Sox organization. He led all of minor league baseball in runs scored with 122. |
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===Minnesota Twins=== |
===Minnesota Twins=== |
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