Mike Ford is a first baseman for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. Ford played college baseball at Princeton University for the Tigers from 2011 to 2013. He was both a first baseman and a pitcher. In 2013, he became the first player in Ivy League history to be named both the Player and Pitcher of the Year. After going undrafted in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft, Ford signed with the Yankees as an undrafted free agent. He spent seven years in the minor leagues before making his MLB debut with the Yankees on April 18th, 2019.