Jon Lewis Ford was born on August 12,1976 and is an American professional baseball outfielder and hitting coach for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
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31 Facts About Lew Ford
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Lew Ford played in Major League Baseball for the Minnesota Twins and Baltimore Orioles, Nippon Professional Baseball for the Hanshin Tigers, the Mexican League for the Guerreros de Oaxaca, and the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball for the Long Island Ducks.
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Lew Ford came back the following year and had another season at Dallas Baptist, after which he was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 12th round of the 1999 amateur draft.
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Lew Ford had a good season, stealing 52 of 56 bases and established the team single-season batting record by hitting.
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Lew Ford led all of minor league baseball in runs scored with 122.
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On September 9,2000, Lew Ford was traded to the Minnesota Twins for Hector Carrasco.
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Lew Ford is known for an episode of accidentally burning himself with an hotel iron, which is often erroneously told as a result of the attempted ironing of a shirt while wearing it.
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Lew Ford was named AL Player of the Week for the week ending August 21,2005.
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Lew Ford helped the Twins take three out of four games from the Seattle Mariners after hitting 12-for-33, including 3 home runs, and leading the league in RBI's and runs for that week.
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Lew Ford was out-righted to the minor leagues on October 5,2007, but refused the assignment and became a free agent.
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Lew Ford Signed with the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball on November 29,2007.
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In March of 2009, Lew Ford signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies, but did not play the season there.
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Lew Ford was a member of the Long Island Ducks when he posted 10 home runs, 2 triples, and 55 RBI's in 93 games.
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Lew Ford's efforts earned him a contract with the Cincinnati Reds organization.
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On March 7,2011, Lew Ford signed with the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League.
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On May 19,2012, Lew Ford signed with the Baltimore Orioles who later that same day sent him down to the Norfolk Tides of Triple-A.
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On July 29,2012 Lew Ford appeared in an MLB lineup for the first time since 2007.
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Lew Ford batted fifth and played left field for the Orioles.
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Lew Ford finished the 2013 season playing for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League.
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Lew Ford stated the 2014 season playing for the Ducks as a starting outfielder.
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On October 29,2014, Lew Ford was named the 2014 Atlantic League Player of the Year.
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Lew Ford finished the year with 189 hits, surpassing the previous high of 170 set by Victor Rodriguez in 2004.
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On May 28,2017, Lew Ford re-signed with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League for the 2017 season.
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On February 6,2018, Lew Ford re-signed with the Long Island Ducks for the 2018 season.
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On January 15,2019, Lew Ford re-signed with the Ducks for his 10th season with the club, and his sixth as a player-coach.
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On January 30,2020, Lew Ford re-signed with the Ducks for what would've been his 11th season, and seventh as a player-coach.
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However, Lew Ford did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 ALPB season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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On March 4,2021, Lew Ford re-signed with the Ducks for his 11th season with the club and seventh as a player-coach.
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On January 12,2022, Lew Ford re-signed with the Ducks for his 12th season with the team, and eighth as a player-coach.
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