One thing that we’ve seen on the rise in recent years is position players pitching. For various reasons, teams have gone to that well more and more often over the past couple seasons, taking some of the fun out of it in the process.
Meanwhile, the opposite end of the spectrum is becoming more and more rare. Occasionally, we’ll get one pinch-running, but for the most part, pitchers aren’t asked to do much besides pitch. But on very, very rare occasions, one will have to go and play the field for some reason or another. Let’s dig into the history books and look at some of the times we’ve seen those rare moments happen for pitchers wearing Yankees’ uniforms.