At some point in recent years position players pitching has become a capital-t Thing. This season, backup catcher Tom Murphy has pitched in two games for the Mariners, prompting Connor to call for him to officially become a two-way player. There have been 15 games in history, as of this writing, in which a Mariners position player has pitched. Have you ever wondered, as you sat up with glee and watched a position player take the mound if it has ever happened the other way around?
In fact, it has. While I wouldn’t call it typical, it does happen upon occasion in the National League with all their double switching strategery and such.