Oakland, Calif. • Los Angeles Angels catcher Francisco Arcia began the day behind the plate, did a brief stint on the mound and ended up in the major league record books.
Arcia pitched two innings of relief and hit his sixth home run in the Angels’ 21-3 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Thursday.
In doing so, Arcia became the first player to catch, pitch and homer in the same game according to the Angels.
“They just told me that,” Arcia said. “I’m pretty happy, I guess.”
The 29-year-old Arcia was already in the record books after driving in 10 runs in his first two games after being called up from Triple-A Salt Lake on July 26.