Phantom Ballplayer - Honorable Mentions

Honorable Mentions

• Pitcher Larry Yount, older brother of Hall of Famer Robin Yount, appeared in one game for the Houston Astros in 1971, but due to an injury he suffered while warming up, never actually faced a batter.
• SS/2B Chet Trail was the only player ever who was on a postseason roster, but who never appeared in a regular season or postseason game. Trail was the 25th player for the 1964 New York Yankees during the season under a special 1964 rule permitting one bonus player to play in the minors while being charged to the 25-man roster. Baseball commissioner Ford Frick ruled that Trail was eligible for the Yankees World Series roster, however he was never formally activated, and did not actually appear in the series. This is similar to Mark Kiger in 2006, but he played in two postseason games and never in the regular season.
• Pitcher Brian Mazone was to start a game for the Philadelphia Phillies in 2006, but the game was rained out and the Phillies never even activated him to their roster. He has been stuck in the minors ever since. "That's a tough thing to shake," Mazone said. "I was getting called up by the Phillies in 2006 to make a start, and the game got rained out and they sent me back down without activating me. Randy came up to me here and apologized. Not that he did anything wrong, he just felt bad."