Ferrell Takes the Field: HBO presents Will Ferrell’s major league day

On Sept. 8, 1965, Bert Campaneris of the Kansas City Athletics played all nine positions during a major league game vs. the California Angels. To celebrate 50 years since that event, HBO, Major League Baseball and Funny or Die partnered to have Will Ferrell play every position on the field for 10 different teams — visiting five different ballparks — on a single day of Spring Training. HBO captured Ferrell’s big day for the one-hour special Ferrell Takes the Field, premiering Saturday, Sept. 12, at 10pm ET/PT. Ferrell’s antics and errors are funny, but it’s the intense seriousness in which … Continue reading →

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