Matt Ford

Single ... graduated from JP Taravella High School in Coral Springs, FL in 1999 ... played baseball ... was the Broward County (FL) High School Player of the Year in 1998 and 1999 ... played Little League as a child ... enjoys playing the drums.

2003

One of two rule five draft players on the Brewers roster (IF Enrique Cruz) . . . went 0-3 with the Brewers posting a 4.33 ERA in 25 appearances/four starts . . . made his Major League debut on April 2 at St. Louis tossing a scoreless frame . . . scoreless in first three outings before allowing one run on April 16 vs St. Louis (3.1 ip) . . . posted a 0.96 ERA in April (seven appearances) and a 1.08 ERA in May (seven appearances) . . . pitched personal-best 4.0 innings in relief on June 19 vs St. Louis . . . scoreless in 16 of 21 relief apperances . . . made his first Major League start on June 29 at Minnesota . . . did not factor the decision in the 5-4 Brewers loss . . . tossed careerhigh 4.2 innings in his second start on July 5 vs Colorado . . . suffered the loss in each of his last three starts . . . struck out career-high four batters twice, June 24 vs Chicago (N) and July 5 vs Colorado . . . placed on the 15- Day Disabled List on July 21 with a sprained left elbow where he remained for the rest of the season . . . had surgery on September 4 to remove a bone spur from his left elbow . . . reinstated from the disabled list on October 2.

2002

Pitched the full season at Class A Dunedin ... led the Florida State League with a 2.37 ERA ... ranked third among all pitchers in the Toronto organization in ERA ... was 3-0 with a 0.79 ERA in July ... was 4-0 with a 0.65 ERA (2 ER in 27.2 IP) from July 13 - August 3 ... was 6-2 with a 2.57 ERA on the road ... had a 2.12 ERA at home ... limited opponents to a .220 batting average with runners in scoring position ... struck out a season-high nine batters over six innings vs Sarasota on July 29.

2001

Split the season between Class A Dunedin of the Florida State League and Charleston (WV) of the Class A South Atlantic League ... tossed a three-hit complete game on July 18 vs Lexington striking out nine ... struck out 10 in 5.2 innings vs Kannapolis on August 27.

2000

Spent his entire season with Class A Hagerstown ... struck out a season-high eight batters twice in an 11-day span from June 1-12 ... went on the disabled list on July 25 with a strained left elbow and missed the final five weeks of the season ... was reinstated from the disabled list on September 25 ... averaged 9.25 strikeouts per nine innings.

1999

Began his professional career with Medicine Hat of the Pioneer Rookie League ... did not allow a run in his first nine innings ... earned his first professional win on August 6 vs Billings ... led all Pioneer League relievers with 15.36 strikeouts per nine innings and a .176 opponents batting average ... moved into the starting rotation and was 1-0 with a 2.17 ERA and a .186 batting average against in seven starts.