Darren Ford #34

Darren Scott Ford ... resides in Vineland, NJ ... lettered in baseball, football and track at Vineland High School ... attended Chipola JC (FL) ... father, Ted Ford, played four seasons in the Majors with Cleveland (1970-71, 73) and Texas (1972) ... originally selected by Milwaukee in the 18th round of the 2004 June draft ... signed by Tony Blengino.

2011

Spent most of season in minor leagues, but did appear in 26 games for the Giants, being used almost exclusively as pinch-runner or late-inning defensive replacement in outfield ... made 15 appearances, all in center field, but did not make a start ... began season playing in 7 games for AAA Fresno before being recalled April 15 ... first Major League at-bat April 16 at Arizona after playing in 8 games as defensive replacement in outfield (7 in 2010, 1 in 2011) ...collected his first Major League hit April 30 at Washington (off Tyler Clippard) ... suffered ankle injury May 22 vs. Oakland, landing on the 15-day DL from May 23-June 20 with a left ankle sprain...optioned to Fresno on June 20 and appeared in just 7 games before landing on MiLB DL with wrist injury ... finished his minor league season with AA Richmond, appearing in 23 games and hitting .279 (24x86) ... recalled to San Francisco Sept. 2 and appeared in 9 games with Giants.

2010

Made his 1st career appearance with big league club as he earned Sept. call-up after hitting .251 (116-for-463) with 20 2Bs, 9 3Bs, 5 HRs, 40 RBI and 37 stolen bases with double-A Richmond ... Made his Major League debut Sept. 1 vs. Colorado as pinch-runner for Mike Fontenot and scored game-winning run after going to 2nd base on Tim Lincecum's sacrifice bunt, then moving to 3rd on wild pitch from Ubaldo Jimenez, and then taking home on errant throw by Rockies' catcher Miguel Olivo ... Appeared in 7 games at Major League level, playing 2.0 innings in CF, however has still not had his 1st Major League at-bat ... Hit .251 (116-for-463) with 20 2Bs, 9 3Bs, 5 HRs, 40 RBI and 37 stolen bases in 113 games with Richmond ... His 9 3Bs paced Eastern League, while his 37 stolen bases were 2nd-most.

2009

Helped lead Single-A San Jose to their highest regular season win total in franchise history (93 wins) and eventually California League Championship, as he batted .300 (114-for-380) with 81 runs, 17 2Bs, 9 3Bs, 9 HRs, 50 RBI and team-high 35 stolen bases in 101 games...his 35 steals also ranked as 4th-most in league...started year off slow, hitting just .217 (35-for-161) with 2 HRs and 14 RBI over his 1st three months (45 games), however once calendar turned to July he heated up, batting .361 (79-for-219) with 7 HRs and 36 RBI over his final 56 games...earned Giants' San Jose Player of Month honors in July (.352 avg., 19 RBI, 10 steals) and August (.348 avg., 6 HR's, 15 RBI)...was named CAL Player of Week for July 6-13 after batting .424 (14-for-33) with 12 RBI...hit .343 (35-for-102) with runners in scoring position and .340 (18-for-53) with RISP and 2 outs.

2008

Split season between Single-A Brevard City and Single-A San Jose, combining for .227 avg. (107-for-471) in 129 games...Named Florida State League in-season All-Star...Ranked 3rd overall among Minor League leaders in stolen bases (62)...Played for Scottsdale Scorpions of Arizona Fall League following his season and hit .190 (4-for-21) in 9 games.

2007

Split time between Class A West Virginia and Class A Advanced Brevard City hitting combined .278 (138-for-497) with 22 2Bs, 5 3Bs, 9 HRs, 60 RBI and 67 stolen bases...His 67 stolen bases were 4th-most among all minor leaguers...Began season with West Virginia batting .335 (75-for-224) with 5 Hrs, 33 rBI and 31 steals in 51 games...Was transferred to Brevard City in June and hit just .231 (63-for-273) with 36 steals, which were 3rd-most in league.

2005

Batted .271 with 4 2Bs, 3 3Bs, HR and 24 RBI in his 1st professional season in Pioneer League...Was 3rd in pioneer league in runs scored (57)...Had 9th-most walks (33) as well as 9th-most strikeouts (70) in pioneer league.

2006

Played entire season for Class A West Virginia hitting .283 (139-for-491) with 24 2Bs, 3 3Bs, 7 HRs, 54 RBI and 69 stolen bases...Placed 2nd in stolen bases (69) and 2nd in runs (93) in his 2nd professional season.