
PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) -- ''Ruth, Musial, Mantle, Will Ferrell.'' The star of ''Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy,'' ''Elf'' and several sports-related flicks played all 9 positions and coached for 10 teams in five Arizona ballparks Thursday in a spring-training blitz chronicled for an HBO special. Show of hands - scratch that, never mind.'' Ferrell started at noon in an Oakland Athletics uniform at shortstop and ended eight and a half hours later, playing right field for San Diego in the ninth inning. ''When I embarked on this journey way back at breakfast,'' Ferrell said, ''I thought to myself, 'Could I do it?' The answer is yes.'' Memorabilia from his journey is to be sold at auction on MLB.com with proceeds going to Cancer for College and Stand Up to Cancer. He hugged a guy in an elf suit as he left Mesa, held up a sign saying ''Remember These Games Don't Count'' as impromptu third base coach for the Chicago Cubs, struck out twice on three pitches each, watched two home runs sail over his head, and chased the ball around the outfield during a challenging stint in left field for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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