For Immediate Release

Sunday, July 11, 2021

MARINERS SELECT C/OF HARRY FORD 12TH OVERALL IN THE 2021 MLB DRAFT
Ford is Mariners first high school selection in 1st round since 2014

SEATTLE, Wash. – The Seattle Mariners have selected catcher/outfielder Harry Ford out of North Cobb High School
(Kennesaw, Georgia) with their first selection (12th overall) in the 2021 First-Year Player Draft, Director of Amateur Scouting
Scott Hunter announced tonight.

Ford, 18, hit .343 (96x280) with 83 runs scored, 20 doubles, 7 triples, 7 home runs, 57 RBI, 76 walks, 40 strikeouts and 32
stolen bases in 104 games over 4 seasons with North Cobb High School. He got on-base at a .510 clip, slugging .539 with
a 1.049 OPS in his high school career with the Warriors. He reached base safely in 30 of 33 games in his senior season.

The 5-foot-10, 200-pound catcher/outfielder is rated as the #13 overall draft prospect, the #9 position player and the #5
high school position player by MLB.com. He committed to Georgia Tech on August 4, 2019.

Ford is Seattle’s first high school selection in the 1st round since outfielder Alex Jackson was taken 6th overall in the 2014
draft. Ford is the 2nd consecutive Mariners first rounder from the state of Georgia (Emerson Hancock, 6th overall, University
of Georgia/Cairo HS) and the 3rd in the last 6 drafts (Kyle Lewis, 11th overall in 2016, Mercer University/Shiloh HS).

Ford was named a 2020 Perfect Game USA All-American Classic Player, appearing on the East Roster. He hit a two-run
homer in the 10th inning of that game and earned the Perfect Game USA “Nick Adenhart” Award.

“Harry is unique five-tool player since he is a

catcher,” Hunter said. “A tremendous athlete that will
thrive in all areas of the game. Even though he could
play center field or even second base we see Harry
as a catcher that has a chance to impact the game
with not only his bat and defense but also with his
legs as he is a plus runner. We couldn’t be more
thrilled to add an athlete like this to our system.”
Ford’s Notable Awards
• 2021 Baseball-America High School All-American – 2nd team
• 2020 Perfect Game USA All-American Classic Team
• 2020 Perfect Game USA “Nick Adenhart” Award
• 2020 Baseball Factory All-American

The 2021 MLB First-Year Player Draft continues tomorrow with rounds 2-10 (starts at 10:00 a.m. PT). Rounds 11-20 will
take place on Tuesday, beginning at 9:00 a.m. PT.

Harry Ford’s North Cobb High School Stats:

YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS SLG OBP
2018 North Cobb HS .313 27 83 15 26 32 6 0 0 12 0 0 2 14 11 3 0 .386 .424
2019 North Cobb HS .354 31 82 27 29 42 3 2 2 13 0 1 14 20 13 14 3 .512 .538
2020 North Cobb HS .515 13 33 18 17 27 4 3 0 10 0 1 2 11 2 6 2 .818 .638
2021 North Cobb HS .293 33 82 23 24 50 7 2 5 22 0 2 6 31 14 9 5 .610 .504
High School Totals .343 104 280 83 96 151 20 7 7 57 0 4 24 76 40 32 10 .539 .510

Full Name: Harry Ford School: North Cobb High School (Kennesaw, GA)
Born: February 21, 2003 Resides: Kennesaw, GA Age: 18
Height: 5-10 Weight: 200 Bats: Right Throws: Right

Here’s a look at the Mariners first selections in the MLB Draft through the years:

Year Player (overall pick) Year Player (overall pick) Year Player (overall pick)
1977 Dave Henderson, of (26th) 1992 Ron Villone, lhp (14th) 2007 Phillippe Aumont, rhp (11th)
1978 Tito Nanni, of (6th) 1993 Alex Rodriguez, ss (1st) 2008 Josh Fields, rhp (20th)
1979 Al Chambers, of (1st) 1994 Jason Varitek, c (14th) 2009 Dustin Ackley, inf (2nd)
1980 Darnell Coles, ss (6th) 1995 Jose Cruz Jr., of (3rd) 2010 Taijuan Walker, rhp (43rd)
1981 Mike Moore, rhp (1st) 1996 Gil Meche, rhp (22nd) 2011 Danny Hultzen, lhp (2nd)
1982 Spike Owen, ss (6th) 1997 Ryan Anderson, lhp (19th) 2012 Mike Zunino, c (3rd)
1983 Darrel Akerfelds, rhp (2nd) 1998 Matt Thornton, lhp (22nd) 2013 D.J. Peterson, 3b (12th)
1984 Bill Swift, rhp (2nd) 1999 Ryan Christianson, c (11th) 2014 Alex Jackson, of (6th)
1985 Mike Campbell, rhp (7th) 2000 Sam Hays, lhp (116th) 2015 Nick Neidert, rhp (60th)
1986 Patrick Lennon, ss (8th) 2001 Michael Garciaparra, ss (36th) 2016 Kyle Lewis, of (11th)
1987 Ken Griffey Jr., of (1st) 2002 John Mayberry, of (28th) 2017 Evan White, inf (17th)
1988 Tino Martinez, 1b (14th) 2003 Adam Jones, ss (37th) 2018 Logan Gilbert, rhp (14th)
1989 Roger Salkeld, rhp (3rd) 2004 Matt Tuiasosopo, ss (93rd) 2019 George Kirby, rhp (20th)
1990 Marc Newfield, 1b (6th) 2005 Jeff Clement, c (3rd) 2020 Emerson Hancock, rhp (6th)
1991 Shawn Estes, lhp (12th) 2006 Brandon Morrow, rhp (5th) 2021 Harry Ford, c/of (12th)

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