Jon Lewis Ford (twitter: @Captainlew20)

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: August 12, 1976 in Beaumont, TX
High School: Port Neches-Groves HS (Port Neches, TX)
School: Dallas Baptist University (Dallas, TX)
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 12th round of the 1999 amateur draft.
Signed June 7, 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 29, 2003 (Age 26)   vs. SEA 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Twins/Orioles 2003-2012
2013 Contract Status: 2nd-Year Arb Eligible (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 4.171, Arb Eligible: 2012, Free Agent: 2015 [*], Agents: LSW Baseball [*]
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• 5/7 BaltimoreSportsReport.com: Should Nate McLouth Be An Everyday Player?: Guest Post by Cody Colston. You can follow him at @The_OtherCody. Nate McLouth’s hot streak the past 2 weeks, (19-for-51, 9...

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• 4/12 Indians Baseball Insider: Baysox, Gausman Win in Home Opener: Bowie, Md. - The Baysox (4-4) led the Akron Aeros (2-5) from start to finish in a 5-1 win Thursday evening in the home...

• 3/9 Mets360.com: Why Sandy Alderson needs to deal for an outfielder: The Mets 2013 projected outfield is an admitted team weakness. They’ve got options but no stars. They’ve all got a weakness....

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• 11/9 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees News: Robinson Cano, Derek Jeter win Silver Slugger Awards: The New York Yankees had two players win Silver Slugger Awards yesterday evening. One, Robinson Cano would not have been a surprising...
• 11/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Lew Ford becomes free agentBaltimore Orioles OF Lew Ford refused his minor league assignment Tuesday, Nov. 6, making him a free agent....[+] Baltimore Orioles OF Lew Ford refused his minor league assignment Tuesday, Nov. 6, making him a free agent.
• 11/2 MLBTradeRumors: Outrighted To Triple-A: Ishikawa, Torres, Ford, Nickeas: Tonight's outright assignments.. The Brewers announced via press release that they have outrighted first baseman Travis...
• 11/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Three outrighted: Baltimore Orioles OF Lew Ford, INF Steven Tolleson and P Zach Phillips cleared waivers and were outrighted to Triple-A Norfolk...[+] Friday, Nov. 2.

• 10/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Lew Ford has surgery: Baltimore Orioles OF Lew Ford (hernia) underwent sports hernia surgery and is expected to fully recover before spring training....[+]
• 10/24 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Baltimore Orioles: The Orioles will look for answers on the right side of the infield and pursue pitching depth. Guaranteed Contracts Adam...
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• 10/12 Baseball News Source: Yankees Win Game Five -Tigers Next in ALCS: Sabathia Dominates Orioles , Yankees Advance to ALCS CC Sabathia was worth every penny tonight during a game where Alex Rodriguez...
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• 10/10 Broad Street Believers: Baltimore Orioles – Game One Report Card: It was everything as expected for a guy who hasn’t felt the cold air of postseason baseball since he was ten.  Everything...
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• 10/8 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees break it open in ninth aiding Sabathia masterpiece; lead ALDS 1-0: After a bunch of missed opportunities, the New York Yankees broke through in a big way against an unlikely pitcher in the ninth...
• 10/8 Birds Watcher: Orioles drop game one in the 9th: Jim Johnson didn’t record 51 saves for the Baltimore Orioles in the regular season by having off nights. For the most part...
• 10/8 YankeeAnalysts.com: CC Sabathia pitches into the ninth inning, Yankees bust out late to take game 1 of the ALDS: For the second consecutive year rain delayed the start of the Yankee postseason. The start of the Bombers’ 2011 ALDS was...
• 10/6 Baseball News Source: Orioles Knock Out Rangers in American League Wild-Card Game: Baltimore will now face the New York Yankees in the ALDS Joe Saunders pitched into the sixth inning allowing one run, striking...
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• 10/5 The Baseball Haven: AL Wild Card Preview: At 8:37 on Friday night, the Baltimore Orioles look to return to glory when they head to Texas to take on the two-time defending...
• 10/4 PaulLebowitz.com: American League Wild Card Play-In Game Preview—Baltimore Orioles at Texas Rangers: It wasn’t until Thursday afternoon that the Orioles announced Joe Saunders as their starting pitcher. Since his acquisition...
• 10/3 Birds Watcher: Thoughts on the Orioles Playoff Roster: The Baltimore Orioles have enjoyed the expanded roster of September to help the team through the final segment of the season –...

• 9/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Saturday lineup notes: Baltimore Orioles C Matt Wieters will return to the starting lineup against the Boston Red Sox Saturday, Sept. 29. OF Lew Ford...[+] (groin, hip), who underwent an MRI exam on his hip earlier in the week, will serve as the designated hitter.
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• 9/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Lew Ford has sore groinBaltimore Orioles OF Lew Ford (groin) is dealing with a sore groin....[+] Baltimore Orioles OF Lew Ford (groin) is dealing with a sore groin.
• 9/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Lew Ford not playing: Baltimore Orioles OF Lew Ford (leg) is not in the lineup Tuesday, Sept. 25, after he had an ice wrap on his upper leg Monday,...[+] Sept. 24.
• 9/24 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/24: Four starts ago, the talk around the Boston Red Sox was that Felix Doubront could be shut down for the rest of the season....
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• 9/23 Rays Colored Glasses: AL Wild Card Roundup: Orioles lose to Red Sox, Angels gain ground, Rays sweep Blue Jays: The Rays kept their winning streak alive today and swept the Blue Jays, while inching up the wild card ladder. As they climb the...
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• 9/21 SOX & Dawgs: Friday Red Sox Travesty - 9/21: After splitting their four-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays, the Boston Red Sox return home to host their final homestand...
• 9/21 SOX & Dawgs: Friday Red Sox Travesty - 9/21: After splitting their four-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays, the Boston Red Sox return home to host their final homestand...
• 9/19 Baseball Analytics: Nine to Know: Extra! Extra! Orioles win in 18: You simply don’t want to go into extra-innings against the Baltimore Orioles. It took the O’s 18 innings and 5 hours...
• 9/17 mlbreports.com : Buck Showalter Is Spinning His Managerial Magic One More Time: Monday, September.17/2012 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Writer): Buck Showalter has a knack of coming in when a franchise is down...
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• 9/10 Yanks Go Yard: Are We Seeing the Beginning Stages of Decline for Sabathia?: CC Sabathia is a big left hander who has held down the ace role of the rotation for the New York Yankees since 2009. The 31-year-old...
• 9/9 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Markakis and Orioles Get Dealt Tough Hand: The Orioles took their second game of an important 4-game series with the New York Yankees on Saturday, pushing them into...
• 9/9 Baseball News Source: Orioles Nick Markakis Breaks Thumb – Out 6 Weeks: Markakis hit by Sabathia fastball and breaks thumb Nick Markakis will miss the rest of 2012 regular season with a broken left...
• 9/9 Yanks Go Yard: Tainted Meals: Yankees 5-4 loss to Orioles aided by blown call: If the New York Yankees’ season comes down to one game to reach the postseason, or to avoid having to play the wild card game,...
• 9/9 Birds Watcher: Orioles win a costly game: It’s safe to say that everything in life has a price. When I say everything, I mean literally everything…including...
• 9/9 My Pinstripes: Poor Play, Worse Umpiring Cost Yankees: Less than 24 hours after we all reveled in Russell Martin's summer slumber break out, the Yankees slept walk their...
• 9/6 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Who Will Win The American League East?: Tonight at Camden Yards, the Orioles and Yankees begin a four-game series that will serve as the most important September baseball...
• 9/6 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Who Will Win The American League East?: Tonight at Camden Yards, the Orioles and Yankees begin a four-game series that will serve as the most important September baseball...
• 9/3 Royally Speaking: The Curse Of Lew Ford: Not many people are aware of what transpired on September 9, 2000 but the fate of two franchises were turned on that date. That...

• 8/29 Birds Watcher: Baltimore Orioles: Jones trade comes full circle: With last night’s 6-0 win over the ChiSox, the Baltimore Orioles find themselves 14 games over .500 for the first time since...
• 8/28 Baseball News Source: AL Recaps – Orioles Shutout White Sox – Maintain Wild-Card Lead: Chicago 0  - Baltimore 6 - Nick Markakis  drove in three runs and Chris Tillman pitched seven solid innings and the Orioles...
• 8/28 Southside Showdown: Sox Manage Two Hits In Loss: It was clear early on that it wasn’t Chris Sale’s night. Since it became clear shortly thereafter that it was Chris Tillman’s,...
• 8/28 High Heat Stats: Game notes from Monday, August 27: Mariners 1, @Twins 0: I think we have our AL Pitcher of the Month. Felix Hernandez won his 4th 1-0 shutout of the year and his...
• 8/28 Nolan Writin': Derek Holland And The One Bad Inning: Derek Holland has actually been surprisingly good lately. After a rough patch since returning from the disabled list, Holland...
• 8/27 Baseball News Source: AL Recaps – Daisuke Matsuzaka Leads Boston over Kansas City: Kansas City 1 – Boston 5 - Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched seven strong innings, striking out six, walking to and allowing five...
• 8/27 Southside Showdown: Lead Slips Away Late Against Orioles: The strikeouts didn’t come as easy as he’s used to, but Francisco Liriano managed to work his way into the 6th without getting...
• 8/27 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: August 27, 2012: 0 0 1 961 5478 Roto Think Tank 45 12 6427 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US...

• 7/31 Bleeding Yankee Blue: AN UGLY YANKEE LOSS IN A MUST WIN GAME: Is it time to hit the panic button? The Yankees have dropped 9 of their last 12, fourth in a row - all against division...
• 7/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Sunday lineup notes: Baltimore Orioles OF Lew Ford will bat fifth and play left field against the Oakland Athletics Sunday, July 29, with INF Omar...[+] Quintanilla batting ninth and playing second base. As expected, C Matt Wieters (biceps) will start behind the plate.
• 7/6 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: O’Conner Homers, Pitching K’s 12 in Renegades Shutout Win: When injuries strike, you need players to step up. That can’t always happen. But it did for Hudson Valley on Thursday night...

• 6/13 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Youkilis, Orioles, Chamberlain: Roger Clemens won his 300th MLB game and joined the 4,000 strikeout club on this date in 2003, when he pitched the Yankees to...

• 5/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Nick Markakis to have surgery Friday: Baltimore Orioles OF Nick Markakis (hand) will undergo surgery to remove his broken hamate bone in his right wrist Friday, June...[+] 1, and he will be placed on the disabled list. The team hopes he'll only be out three to four weeks. OFs Xavier Avery, Lew Ford, Jai Miller and Jamie Hoffmann are candidates to be brought up from the minors.
• 5/20 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 5/13/12 - 5/19/12: Here's a look back at the week that was on MLBTR... The Giants signed Brad Penny to a minor league contract that would...
• 5/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Lew Ford signs: The Baltimore Orioles signed free-agent OF Lew Ford (Independent League) to a minor league deal Friday, May 18, and assigned him...[+] to Triple-A Norfolk, where he's starting in center field. Ford hasn't played in the bigs since 2007 with the Minnesota Twins.
• 5/18 MLBTradeRumors: Minor Moves: Lew Ford, Henry Sosa: The latest minor moves from around MLB... The Orioles signed outfielder Lew Ford to a minor league deal, according to their...

• 3/16 Through The Fence Baseball: Twins prospects in the upper minors, part one: the bats: Perusing the blogosphere, it seems there are a few different perspectives on the state of the upper levels of the Twins farm system....

• 11/6 Crashburn Alley: A Closer Look at Michael Cuddyer: With the Phillies reportedly in serious pursuit of free agent Michael Cuddyer, I find myself caught in something of a time warp...

• 10/1 B-R Blog: Prince Fielder’s Rare Season Ending Walk: Prince Fielder became the first player in the last 25 years, batting .299 in his final at-bat of the season, to talk take a walk....

• 9/28 NY Baseball Digest: Unique Team Chemistry Has Long Island on Cusp of Title: We cover all sorts of New York baseball stories here. The Mets and the Yankees are at the core of what I discuss, but baseball...

• 7/6 NY Baseball Digest: Long Island Ducks Clinch First Half Title: A day late with this, but it’s still great news. The Long Island Ducks defeated the York Revolution 7-4 yesterday night at...

• 4/14 MLBTradeRumors: Long Island Ducks Sign Lenny DiNardo: The Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League signed left-hander Lenny DiNardo, the team announced on its website. The...
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