Just because it was an exhibition game doesn’t mean it wasn’t valuable. The New York Yankees entered the ninth inning down 2-1 against the Philadelphia Phillies when pinch-hitter Mike Ford stepped to the plate.
Ford is an easy player to like, as he joined the Yankees in 2019 for 50 games. Over 143 at-bats, he posted a .259 batting average with 12 homers and 25 RBIs. He supplemented Luke Voit at first base when he went down with a sports hernia. Over 29 games at first, he logged a .985 fielding percentage with three errors.
In the final game before Opening Day on Thursday against the Washington Nationals, Ford had a last-second home run to tie the game against the Phillies. It was another justification for his talent and raw power in the batter’s box.
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