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On May 6, 2010, at a [[Minor League Baseball]] game at [[Dell Diamond]] in [[Round Rock, Texas]], Ferrell was introduced between innings as a [[Venezuela]]n pitcher for the [[Round Rock Express]] named "Billy Ray 'RoJo' Johnson". Wearing a false mustache and carrying a bag of beer cans to the mound, Ferrell threw one pitch and was [[Ejection (sports)|ejected]] after a staged fight and chase with an opposing batter. He revealed himself to the fans when his moustache fell off during the chase. A video of the skit went [[Viral video|viral]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wild |first1=Danny |title=Actor Ferrell pitches for Express |url=https://www.milb.com/news/actor-will-ferrell-pitches-for-round-rock-express-313396102 |access-date=22 January 2021 |work=MiLB.com |publisher=[[Minor League Baseball]] |date=May 6, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Will Ferrell made a one-pitch performance as Billy Ray "Rojo" Johnson for the Triple-A Round Rock Express. Page 2|url=http://www.espn.com.sg/espn/page2/index?id=5171509 |access-date=22 January 2021 |work=[[ESPN.com]]}}</ref> The appearance was cooked up by Ferrell and the Express, who sent out a press release announcing Johnson's "signing" to promote a charity golf outing the following day at a nearby country club.<ref>{{cite web|author=Mark Newman and Brian McTaggart|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100507&content_id=9865792&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb/ |title=Will Ferrell pitches, entertains in Round Rock |publisher=Mlb.mlb.com |access-date=September 11, 2010}}</ref>
Ferrell played in five games of [[Major League Baseball]] [[spring training]] on March 12, 2015, for ten different [[Cactus League]] teams as a promotion for a [[Funny or Die]] charity special.<ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/ferrell-plays-major-league-baseball-best-moments/story?id=29592024 Will Ferrell Plays Major League Baseball – All the Best Moments] – [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] by LESLEY MESSER and BEN CANDEA; March 12, 2015</ref><ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/will-ferrell-to-play-all-9-baseball-positions-at-spring-training-games/ Will Ferrell to play all 9 baseball positions at spring training games] from [[CBS News]] March 12, 2015</ref> He played for the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]], [[Los Angeles Angels]], [[Los Angeles Dodgers]], [[San Diego Padres]], [[Cincinnati Reds]], [[Oakland Athletics]], [[Seattle Mariners]], [[Chicago Cubs]], [[Chicago White Sox]], and the [[San Francisco Giants]], playing all ten positions (including [[designated hitter]]). According to [[Baseball-Reference]], Ferrell faced and retired one batter – pitching on behalf of the Dodgers and ending with a 0.00 [[earned run average]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/13/will-ferrell-pitch-dodgers-los-angeles_n_6863320.html|title=Will Ferrell Ends Remarkable Dodgers Career With 0.00 ERA|first=Maxwell|last=Strachan|date=March 13, 2015|website=Huffingtonpost.com|access-date=October 11, 2017}}</ref> The memorabilia from his one-day professional baseball career was sold and the proceeds donated to two cancer charities. Ferrell went 0–2 with two strikeouts that day but managed to foul off a {{convert|92|mph|kph|abbr=on}} fastball from the Giants' [[Jean Machi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.masslive.com/sports/index.ssf/2015/03/spring_training_will_ferrell_mlb.html|title=At spring training, Will Ferrell plays 9 positions for 10 MLB teams in 1 day (Photos)|website=Masslive.com|date=March 13, 2015|access-date=October 11, 2017}}</ref>
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