In perhaps any other organization, we would have been talking about Harry Ford making his Major League debut quite some time ago. The three-time Futures Game participant has been performing in Triple-A, is No. 4 on the Mariners' Top 30 Prospects list list, No. 40 on the Top 100 and trails only Samuel Basallo on the catching list . There really wasn’t anything more for him to prove as a prospect, at least not at the plate.

The end of May could have been a good time for Ford's big league callup. He had just hit .411 with a 1.120 OPS for the month. He could have joined his organization-mate Cole Young, who he had roomed with in the Minors. Young made his debut on May 31, but Ford remained with Triple-A Tacoma. Of course, the one thing Young had that Ford did not was an opportunity. T

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