Lew Ford

Birth Date: 08/12/1976

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Jon Lewis Ford (born August 12, 1976) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and current manager for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins and Baltimore Orioles, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers.

Notable Events & Trivia

1994: Graduated from Port Neches-Grove High School
1999: Graduated from Dallas Baptist University
1999: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 12th round of the MLB Draft
2000: Traded to the Minnesota Twins for Hector Carrasco
2002: Led all of Minor League Baseball in runs scored
2003: Made MLB debut on May 29th against SEA
2004: Finished 24th in the AL MVP voting after posting a 114 OPS+ in 154 games
2008: Played for Hanshin in Japan
2009: Played with the Reds Triple-A team and the independent league Long Island Ducks
2012: Returned to affiliated ball and made it back to the big leagues with the Baltimore Orioles
2013-2024: Played and coached for the Long Island Ducks
2023: Named manager of the Long Island Ducks

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Jon Lewis Ford (born August 12, 1976) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and current 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.

Lew Ford Statistics

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2003	26	MIN	AL	34	83	73	16	24	7	1	3	15	2	0	8	9	.329	.402	.575	.978	154	42	1	1	1	0	0	8H/79D
2004	27	MIN	AL	154	658	569	89	170	31	4	15	72	20	2	67	75	.299	.381	.446	.827	114	254	15	13	2	7	3	*78D9/H	MVP-24
2005	28	MIN	AL	147	590	522	70	138	30	4	7	53	13	6	45	85	.264	.338	.377	.716	89	197	9	16	2	5	2	8D79H
2006	29	MIN	AL	104	255	234	40	53	6	1	4	18	9	1	16	43	.226	.287	.312	.599	57	73	5	4	1	0	0	7H98/D
2007	30	MIN	AL	55	130	116	13	27	6	0	3	14	3	1	11	24	.233	.315	.362	.677	83	42	4	3	0	0	0	7H8/D9

2012	35	BAL	AL	25	79	71	7	13	3	0	3	4	1	0	7	13	.183	.256	.352	.609	64	25	3	0	1	0	0	7/D9H
6 Yrs				519	1795	1585	235	425	83	10	35	176	48	10	154	249	.268	.345	.399	.744	95	633	37	37	7	12	5
162 Game Avg.				162	560	495	73	133	26	3	11	55	15	3	48	78	.268	.345	.399	.744	95	198	12	12	2	4	2

MIN (5 yrs)				494	1716	1514	228	412	80	10	32	172	47	10	147	236	.272	.349	.402	.750	96	608	34	37	6	12	5
BAL (1 yr)				25	79	71	7	13	3	0	3	4	1	0	7	13	.183	.256	.352	.609	64	25	3	0	1	0	0

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