Nathan Orf, a minor league prospect for the Milwaukee Brewers, did something rarely seen in a baseball game: Orf played all nine positions in the same game. Â He started the game for the Class-A Brevard County Manatees behind the plate before moving around the infield. Â Orf went from first base, to second base, to third base, and then shortstop. Â He then played all three outfield positions going from left to center to right.
Orf finished his feat by pitching to the first batter in the ninth inning. Â He induced a ground out from Nick Baligod before being removed from the game by manager Joe Ayrault.
The Manatees lost the game to the Dunedin Blue Jays 7-3 at Space Coast Stadium, but Orf became the first minor leaguer to play all nine positions in a game since Justin Toole in 2012. Â The accomplishment is even more rare at the Major League level as only five players have managed to achieve it.
At the plate, Orf was 0-2 with a walk. Â He had 1/3 of an inning pitched with no hits or walks given up to have a perfect 0.00 ERA.
The Brewers’ farmhand was signed as a non-drafted free agent out of Baylor University in 2013.  A player of his age (24) has a hard enough time proving his worth among teenagers and younger prospects.  Any advantage, such as being a versatile utility man, can help a player like Nathan Orf succeed, even if it was just a ploy for the last game of the season.