Nick Solak has one of the more interesting careers in recent baseball memory.

After playing 253 games over parts of four big league seasons with the Texas Rangers, Solak tumbled out of a consistent job and found himself on a dizzying carousel of minor league teams.

It was odd to see Solak struggle to grab onto a major league job. In his four years with Texas, he slashed .252/.327/.372 for an OPS that rounded to .700. Sure, he was never hitting for a ton of power or topping the leaderboards in wRC or OPS+, but far more underperforming batters have managed to stay in the game’s highest level.

After a subpar season in 2022, Solak played for five total teams in 2023. In a year that saw him traded for cash and be DFA’d four different times, Solak suited up for three separate Triple-A clubs, and a pair of major league teams as well. But as crazy as that sounds, his 2023 gets even wackier when you realize that both of his MLB appearances came solely as a pinch runner.

He never took a plate appearance for either club, earning the honor of the only player to do that all season.

His year started with the Cincinnati Reds organization, where he had signed a minor league contract with the club and was optioned to Triple-A Louisville. Before he could suit up for them, he was DFA’d on March 30th and subsequently dealt to the Seattle Mariners for cash considerations.

Solak played just four games for Triple-A Tacoma before the Mariners organization DFA’d him on April 10th as well to make roster space.

Four days later the Chicago White Sox organization scooped him up and sent him to their Triple-A affiliate. But before Solak could appear for Triple-A Charlotte, he was DFA’d again. This marked the second time he had passed through a minor league roster, but was cut before getting the chance to play for them.