Yankee's star pitcher battles it out against Dodgers: "Charge into the electrifying showdown

Whitey Ford’s grand-nephew has a lot to live up to if he wants to become the most famous baseball -playing member of his family. Ford made 10 All-Star games, won a World Series MVP Award, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame following his 16-year career with the New York Yankees. MORE: Dodgers making trade with Red Sox pay off in spring training A Cy Young Award is out of the question for his younger relative, Los Angeles Dodgers outfield prospect Mike Sirota.

That’s OK with Sirota — and with Ford. “(Ford) made sure to tell my parents to keep me out of pitching,” Sirota said , via MLB. com.

“When he was with us he had like 3 shoulder replacements. He tried to make sure we stayed away from the lacrosse sticks and the pitching mound. ” Ford died in October 2020 at age 91, when Sirota was 17.

Now 23, Sirota is coming off a season in which he reached advanced Class-A for the first time, and slashed . 316/. 458/.