In the Padres' blowout loss to the Mariners yesterday, catcher Christian Bethancourt became the tenth position player to pitch for the Padres, and was then relieved by the ninth, Alexi Amarista, who made his second appearance on the mound in less than a year. Interestingly, those two make up only half of the position players on the current roster who have major league pitching experience; shortstop Alexei Ramirez and infielder Adam Rosales both took the hill with their previous clubs.
Amarista was the first of the four to be pressed into service, on June 17, last year.