For a week of intensive studying in March, Harry Ford felt like he was back in school.
He took meticulous notes by hand and organized them in a three-ring binder. He stayed up late pouring through scouting reports. He used flash cards to quiz himself on key details.
All that, and more, for the Mariners' 20-year-old top prospect to prepare for his debut in the World Baseball Classic, against an All-Star lineup from Team USA. As the catcher for a Great Britain team playing in the WBC for the first time, less than two years after playing his last high-school game in Georgia, Ford was tasked with calling pitches against the likes of Mookie Betts, Mike Trout, Nolan Arenado, et al.
