Talk about more bizarreness this weekend. We've seen managers botch double-switches before. But never before since the DH was implemented in the AL in 1974 have I ever seen what I saw Sunday.
Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon botched his lineup card and accidently had two third-baseman in his starting lineup. By handing the umpires his lineup card with the error, the Rays subsequently forfeited their DH, and Evan Longoria, who was the intended DH for the Rays. So with the mixup, Rays starting pitcher Andy Sonnanstine was officially penciled in as the third hitter in the lineup, and eventually came up with a key double in the Rays 7-5 win over Cleveland.
Sonnanstine became the first pitcher to start an AL-only game since 1976 to appear in a starting lineup as a hitter. He finished the game 1-for-3 at the plate with the aforementioned RBI double.
Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon botched his lineup card and accidently had two third-baseman in his starting lineup. By handing the umpires his lineup card with the error, the Rays subsequently forfeited their DH, and Evan Longoria, who was the intended DH for the Rays. So with the mixup, Rays starting pitcher Andy Sonnanstine was officially penciled in as the third hitter in the lineup, and eventually came up with a key double in the Rays 7-5 win over Cleveland.
Sonnanstine became the first pitcher to start an AL-only game since 1976 to appear in a starting lineup as a hitter. He finished the game 1-for-3 at the plate with the aforementioned RBI double.
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