Michael Harrison Ford (born July 4, 1992) is an American professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter in the Minnesota Twins organization.

He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angels, and Cincinnati Reds, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.

In 2013, he became the first player in Ivy League history to be named both the Player and Pitcher of the Year, after batting .320 and ranking in the top 10 in the Ivy League in walks (#1, with 31), home runs (#2, with 6), RBIs (#3, with 38), and on-base percentage (#4, at .443), while going 6–0 on the mound with a league-leading 0.98 ERA.

[8][9] He made his professional debut in 2013 with the Staten Island Yankees and spent the whole season there, batting .235/.346/.374 with three home runs and 17 RBI in 33 games.

[11][12][13] He was promoted to the Tampa Yankees of the High–A Florida State League in August and he finished the season there.

[14] In 2016, he played with Staten Island, Tampa, and the Trenton Thunder of the Double–A Eastern League, where he slashed .289/.411/.479 with eight home runs, 43 RBI, and 41 walks (while striking out only 29 times) in 56 games between the three teams.

[20] The Yankees promoted Ford to the major leagues when Greg Bird went on the injured list on April 16.

[22] After going 0 for 6 at bat in his first two games, on April 21, Ford got his first MLB hit; a double to left-center field off Jorge López in a 7–6 win against the Kansas City Royals.

[27] After posting a slash line of .133/.278/.283 in 22 games, Ford was designated for assignment by the Yankees on June 12, 2021.

[28] On June 17, 2021, Ford was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays for a player to be named later or cash considerations (which was later announced to be outfielder Aldenis Sanchez) [29] and was assigned to the Triple-A Durham Bulls.

[36] On April 30, 2022, the Mariners traded Ford to the San Francisco Giants for cash considerations.

[40] On June 10, 2022, the Atlanta Braves claimed Ford off waivers from the Mariners and optioned him to the Gwinnett Stripers of the International League.

He played for the Salt Lake Bees of the PCL and was promoted to the major leagues on August 25.

[49] On January 13, 2023, Ford signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners organization.

[51] He played in 49 games for Tacoma, hitting .302/.427/.605 with 13 home runs and 56 RBI before he exercised the opt-out clause in his contract on June 1.

[53] He proved to be a formidable contributor on offense after rejoining the Mariners, whose DH position through mid-June was posting an OPS of just .580 (lowest in the AL by over .100 points) to go alongside an MLB-worst .160 BA.

[57] He was granted his release by the Reds on March 22, when it was announced he would not make the Opening Day roster.

[63] On July 4, 2024, Ford signed with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball.