Washington Nationals recall Harry Ford
The Washington Nationals recalled catcher Harry Ford from Triple-A Rochester on Friday. Additionally, Washington reinstated right-handed pitcher Max Kranick from the 60-day Injured List and placed catcher Drew Millas on the 10-day Injured list (retroactive to July 12) with a left index finger fracture on Wednesday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations Paul Toboni made the announcements.
Ford, 23, joins the Nationals after going 11-for-32 (.344) with three doubles, two homers, eight RBI, 10 walks, just eight strikeouts and 10 runs scored in his last 10 games with the Red Wings. He posted a .500 on-base percentage and a .625 slugging percentage during this stretch.
In his first season in Washington’s system, Ford is second on Rochester and among Nationals Minor Leaguers in on-base percentage (7th, .370) and walks (8th, 45). Since May 3, he ranks sixth in all of Triple-A with a .423 on-base percentage. In 58 games with Rochester this season, Ford hit .223 with 11 doubles, four homers, 22 RBI, 45 walks and 34 runs scored.
Since the start of the 2022 season – his first full season in professional baseball – Ford ranks second in all of Minor League Baseball with 384 walks, while his .401 on-base percentage is good for third. The No. 12 pick in the 2021 First-Year Player Draft, Ford was acquired from the Seattle Mariners on Dec. 6, 2025. He entered the season as Washington’s No. 2 prospect according to MLBPipeline.com and it’s No. 3 prospect, per Baseball America.
Kranick, 28, signed with Washington on May 5 while recovering from right elbow surgery. He appeared in eight rehab outings between Single-A Fredericksburg, Double-A Harrisburg and Triple-A Rochester, striking out 11 batters against two walks in 10.1 innings.
Kranick pitched in 24 games out of New York’s (NL) bullpen in 2025, going 3-2 with a 3.65 ERA, 25 strikeouts, five walks and a 1.05 WHIP. He made his Major League debut with Pittsburgh in 2021 and appeared in 11 Major League games across two seasons (2021-22) before joining the Mets organization in 2024.