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For the first time in his managerial career, Mike Scioscia called on a position player to pitch

The Angels have had a front row seat to watch Shohei Ohtani conquer the baseball world this season, doing jaw-dropping stuff at the plate and on the mound and redefining the boundaries of what a baseball player can be. 
But as of Saturday night, Ohtani isn't the only two-way star in Southern California. Mike Scioscia called on catcher Francisco Arcia to pitch the ninth inning of the Angels' 7-0 loss to the A's -- the first time the skipper has let a position player pitch in over 18 years managing the team. (The last Angel to accomplish the feat? Chili Davis, in an 18-2 loss to the Rangers back in June 1993.) 
And while Arcia threw with the delivery and stuff of that guy in your slowpitch softball league who just wants to make some friends, he allowed just an infield single in a scoreless frame:

Congrats to L.A. on being home to both the fastest and the slowest pitcher in the Majors.

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