![]() ![]() How he found himself wearing the tools of ignorance was a matter of happenstance. Instead he is excelling on the diamond, and he’s doing so at a position that belies his athleticism. “I think I’d go crazy in soccer!” was Ford’s fun-loving (and quite possibly accurate) response to that question, meaning that he would excel. Given that Ford is a muscular 5-foot-10, 200-pounds and has been called a unicorn due to the speed that augments his frame, how good might he have been had he pursued his father’s favorite sport rather than America’s national pastime? Ford’s father is a huge Arsenal fan who used to play in a competitive men’s league, while the youngster impressed on the pitch in his schoolboy days before turning his full attention to baseball. If the above list of countries has you wondering if football - soccer to us here in the States - has been a part of his life, the answer is yes. Moreover, his multi-national upbringing included his family’s having hosted exchange students from Argentina, Brazil, and Germany. a little over two decades ago from Oxford. ![]() His mother spent her childhood in London, while his father - “a real Brit he still has an accent”- came to the U.S. ![]() Born Harrison Michael Ford, in Atlanta, 20 years ago this week, the right-handed-hitting catcher is the son of English immigrants. Harry Ford is one of the top prospects in the Seattle Mariners organization, and he is also unique among his peers. ![]()
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