The sheer number ThingsThere are many absurdities that can occur in a baseball game. Fielders make multiple errors, players hit balls in the dirt, BartoloColon launches home runs, and there are many other possibilities. The moment when position players pitch is what gets everyone excited.
This is a great time! It’s a comedy, sometimes a revelation and it brightens up the dullest of routs. Will Willians Anstudillo throw an Eephus pitch Can Albert Pujols strike someone out? Brett Phillips: How many runs? It was all good fun. This happens most often when the game is too difficult to win.
Here’s a quick list of all the times a non-pitcher has pitched this season, starting with Yadier Molina, the St. Louis Cardinals catcher. This is a quick reminder: ShoheiOhtani does NOT count. This is a discussion about players whose primary task it is to be a player. NotPitching only
Carson Kelly, Arizona Diamondbacks (1 G, 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 K, 0 BB, 0.00 ERA)
Brett Phillips, Tampa Bay Rays (2 G, 3 IP, 8 H, 8 R, 3 HR, 0 K, 2 BB, 24.00 ERA)
Wil Myers, San Diego Padres (1 G, 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 HR, 0 K, 0 BB, 18.00 ERA)
Dee Strange Gordon, Washington Nationals (1 G, 1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 1 HR, 0 K, 3 BB, 27.00 ERA)
Mike Brosseau, Milwaukee Brewers (1 H, 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 K, 1 BB, 0.00 ERA)
Diego Castillo (Pittsburg Pirates) (1 G, 1 IP, 4 R, 4 H, 1 BB, 36.00 ERA)
Kevin Plawecki, Boston Red Sox (1 G, 1 IP, 1 H, 0 K, 0 BB, 0.00 ERA)
Matt Reynolds, Cincinnati Reds (1 G, 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 K, 0 BB, 0.00 ERA)
Nick Gordon, Minnesota Twins (1 G, 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 K, 0 BB, 0.00 ERA)
Luis Gonzalez, San Francisco Giants (1 G, 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 K, 0 BB, 0.00 ERA)
Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals (1 G, 1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 2 HR, 0 K, 1 BB, 36.00 ERA)
Hanser Alberto, Los Angeles Dodgers (1 G, 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 K, 0 BB, 9.00 ERA)
Chad Pinder (Oakland A’s) (1 G, 1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 0 K, 2 BB, 1 HBP, 27.00 ERA)
Yadier Mlina, St. Louis Cardinals (1 G, 1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 2 HR, 36.00 ERA)