Shocking Surrender: Dodgers Shock Baseball World by Bowing Out Relentlessly Early Against Padres
Still, a position player taking the mound in the sixth inning to finish off a blowout loss represented an almost unprecedented use of the tactic; one that has become so popular among MLB clubs in recent years that the league has put in restrictions for when teams can do it.
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Two years ago, the Cleveland Guardians had Matt Fry pitch four innings at the end of a rout against the Minnesota Twins. Before that, a true position player hadn’t pitched three innings in a game since 1988, according to USA Today.
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