Harry Ford #5

Selected in the 1st round (No. 12 overall) of the 2021 MLB Draft by the Seattle Mariners out of North Cobb High School in Kennesaw, Georgia... Harrison Ford became the fifth catcher from the Peach State in eight Drafts to go in the first round... marked the first time in Jerry Dipoto's tenure as Mariners GM that he used the team's first-round Draft pick on a high school athlete... was ranked as the No. 13 prospect in the 2021 Draft class by MLB.com... had committed to playing at Georgia Tech before he signed with the Mariners on July 27, 2021 and received a $4,366,400 signing bonus... Ford's parents are from the U.K., which made him eligible to join Great Britain's roster for the 2023 World Baseball Classic despite growing up in Atlanta... Ford discovered he was eligible to represent the British team after a conversation in 2022 with his hitting coach at Modesto, Brad Marcelino, who played for the British national team and is a member of the British Baseball Hall of Fame... Ford made his Mariners debut in the Arizona Complex League in 2021, going 16-for-55 (.291) in 19 games... he spent his first full season with Modesto in 2022, appearing in 104 games... entered the 2023 season ranked as the Mariners' No. 1 prospect, the No. 4 catching prospect in baseball and the No. 49 overall prospect in the game according to MLB.com

2023

Mariners invited their No. 1 prospect to Spring Training on Jan. 31, 2023... he left the Mariners in February to join Great Britain in the World Baseball Classic

2022

Hit three home runs and drove in eight runs at the Regensburg World Baseball Classic Qualifiers for Team Great Britain, helping the squad qualify for the main tournament in 2023... spent the season with Modesto in the California League and led the Nuts in walks (88)... ranked second on the team in steals (23), doubles (23), batting (.274) and runs (89), third in OPS (.863), hits (107) and RBIs (65), fourth in homers (11)... was named a Mariners Organization All-Star by MiLB.com

2021

Hit .291 with three homers, 10 RBIs, seven doubles and three stolen bases in 55 at-bats with Seattle's rookie-level ACL squad after signing in July