Seattle Mariners Prospect Sets Personal, Club History on Friday
The Seattle Mariners are still trying to extend their season into October. But the postseason has been well underway for multiple of the organization's minor league affiliates.
The team's Low-A Modesto Nuts are heading to the California League Championship Series and the organization's Double-A Arkansas Travelers are set to play in the Texas League Division Series starting on Tuesday.
And one Seattle prospect for Arkansas just set some personal and club history during a game on Friday.
During a 7-6 loss to the Kansas City Royals' Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals on Friday, Travelers catcher Harry Ford swiped his 35th stolen base of the season.
Ford became just the second minor league catcher since 2005 to snag that many bags. It was also Arkansas' 231st stolen base this season — a new club record.
Harry Ford slides into @ARTravs history 🛝
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) September 14, 2024
On this steal, the @Mariners' No. 4 prospect becomes:
🔴 Second primary catcher in MiLB to steal 35 bases since 2005
⚫️The man who swiped the @ARTravs' 231st bag, a franchise record!@MLBDevelops | @MsPlayerDev pic.twitter.com/ZbVakIE7RK
The Travelers have four players including Ford with at least 20 stolen bases this season. Jared Oliva leads the team with 36, Cole Young has 23 and Victor Labrada has 22.
Ford is ranked as the No. 4 prospect in the Mariners' farm system and the No. 49 prospect in all of baseball according to MLB Pipeline.
Ford is batting .251 this season with seven home runs and 44 RBIs to go with his aforementioned 35 stolen bases.
Ford is hitting .382 (13-for-34) in nine games in September entering Friday. He's raised his batting average from .239 entering the month to his current total of .251.
Ford is a two-time MLB All-Star Futures Game participant (2023 and 2024) and was on Great Britain's World Baseball Classic team in 2023.
Ford was a first round pick for Seattle in 2021 out of high school. He's in the middle of his fourth year in the Mariners farm system.
Ford is projected for a 2025 call-up according to MLB Pipeline and could find his way to the major league team as soon as the start of next season depending on how spring training goes and how the roster shakes up between now and then.
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