[hardspunned]

Two way player, Michael Lorenzen, being ready to go straight from center field to pitching during the inning with no warm up.

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https://www.mlb.com/reds/video/lorenzen-on-playing-center-field

[dp0622]

Don’t follow baseball like I used to but this is very unusual.

Only other position I recall was a pitcher playing first base.

[CheneyClone]

Travis Wood, pitcher for the Cubs, played left field on occasion.

[Chipper]

Guy is a specimen. Good chance he can pull it off.

[dfwgator]

Any relation to Jared Lorenzen, the "Hefty Lefty"?

[be-baw]

Works for me.

I expect this (baseball players playing both off the mound and on) will happen more often.

Lots of changes happening in MLB: shifting fielders, having starting pitchers only pitching the first inning, analytics used to position fielders and make line-ups. So far, I’ve liked most of it. I’ve been following baseball since 1961. Even though my team is pretty crappy this year (Tigers) I’m still paying attention. It’s cheap entertainment.

[gubamyster]

Shohei Ohtani pitches & plays 1B for the Angels. A power hitter & a power hitter & a power pitcher.

[Rembrandt]

Not so different from another pitcher/hitter long ago. Guy named George Herman Ruth. Gotta play talent.

[Paisan]

I thought this was an article about a weed killer or lawn fertilizer...