How do you top that? You began your career in the majors as a starting pitcher, posting an excellent rookie season in 2000 with 11 wins and 7 losses, but during the playoffs that year, you suddenly find yourself unable to consistently throw strikes. After a few years of struggling in which you battled injuries and lost your command, you abandon your pitching career in 2005 and began to work your way back up to the major leagues as an outfielder, finally succeeding in August 2007. You become only active major leaguer to have played on a full-time basis in the major leagues both as a pitcher and as a position player. That's how you top it.~let's have a big round of applause for Rick Ankiel.


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