Darren Scott Ford (born October 1, 1985), nicknamed The Bullet, is an American former professional baseball center fielder.

He played 33 games for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2010 and 2011, used most often as a pinch runner.

Selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 18th round (526th overall) of the 2004 MLB Draft, he played in their minor league system until 2008, when he was traded to the Giants for Ray Durham.

Called up by San Francisco in late 2010, he scored the winning run in the eighth inning of a game against the Colorado Rockies in his September 1 debut.

[5] A draft-and-follow pick, Ford played one season of baseball at Chipola College before beginning his professional career in 2005 with the Rookie-level Helena Brewers.

[9] In 2006, Ford played in 125 games for the Single–A West Virginia Power, hitting .283 with seven home runs, 54 RBI and 69 stolen bases.

[10] Ford split the 2007 season between West Virginia and the High–A Brevard County Manatees, hitting a combined .278 with nine home runs, 60 RBIs, and 67 stolen bases.

[8] On July 20, 2008, he was traded to the San Francisco Giants alongside minor leaguer Steve Hammond in exchange for Ray Durham.

He hit a combined .227 with two home runs, 34 RBI, and 62 stolen bases between Brevard County and San Jose that season.

[8] Although he had only played 91 games with Brevard County, Ford's 48 stolen bases in the Florida State League were topped only by Quintin Berry's 51.

[8] His 35 stolen bases ranked fourth in the California League, behind Tyson Gillies's 44, Trayvon Robinson's 43, and Elián Herrera's 42.

[13] San Jose won the California League championship, defeating the High Desert Mavericks three games to none in the finals.

The Giants were battling the San Diego Padres for the National League (NL) West title, and they hoped Ford's speed could help them in the remainder of the season.

A delayed flight caused him to miss his connection, and he did not join the Giants until the second inning of that day's game against the Colorado Rockies.

[19] After attending spring training with the Giants in 2011, Ford was optioned to the Triple–A Fresno Grizzlies of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) on March 21.

[6] After getting a hit against Brian Fuentes with one out in the 11th inning of a 4–4 tie against the Oakland Athletics on May 22, Ford scored from second in a close play at the plate on a walkoff RBI single by Emmanuel Burriss.

[8] He returned to the Giants in September after rosters expanded and was used mainly as a pinch runner, as well as a defensive replacement three times in center field.

[26][27] Playing 26 games for San Francisco, he scored seven runs, recorded four hits in 14 at bats, and stole seven bases, though he was caught stealing five times.

[1] Over the 2012–13 offseason, he played for the Leones del Caracas of the Venezuelan Winter League, batting .266 with 24 runs scored, 41 hits, and 11 stolen bases in 36 games.

[33] Over the 2016–17 offseason, he played with the Cardenales de Lara of the Venezuelan Winter League, batting .231 with nine hits and two stolen bases in 21 games.

[42] On November 18, 2009, Ford told Vineland police that a black or Hispanic male had robbed him at gunpoint of $1,517.08 he was transporting for RK Auto Group, his employer.

[43] In January 2011, officials with the Cumberland County prosecutor's office accepted his request for pre-trial intervention, allowing dismissal of the charges if he met a series of court ordered requirements.