without appearing in a game. Infielder Will Toffey was promoted to the major league roster by the Phillies on July 13, 2022, but was designated for assignment, cleared waivers, and was returned to Triple-A the next day without appearing in a game. Pitcher Connor Grey was promoted to the major league roster by the Mets on August 22, 2022, but was optioned back to Triple-A five days later without appearing in a game. He was designated for assignment on September 1, 2022 and outrighted to Triple-A three days later. † denotes an active professional baseball player who could lose phantom status if he returns to the major leagues and appears in a game Honorable mentions Baseball-Reference.com maintains lists of players who have appeared in only a single major league game; as of July 2018, there are nearly 1,000 batters and over 500 pitchers listed. This section includes some examples, along with several other notables. Outfielder Moonlight Graham played one inning on defense for the 1905 New York Giants on June 29, his only major league appearance, and did not have a plate appearance. His story was featured in the 1989 fantasy movie Field of Dreams, with Frank Whaley playing Graham as a young ballplayer and Burt Lancaster playing Graham as an older adult. The Sporting Life of February 24, 1906, reported that pitcher Jimmy Whalen sent in a contract to the New York Highlanders, although it is unclear if Whalen made the team's active roster once the season was underway. Whalen never appeared in a major league game, although he won over 250 games in the minors. Most of the Detroit Tigers team for the game of May 18, 1912, consisted of players who were playing their first, last, and only major league game—the Tigers had gone on strike for the day, and an emergency squad of replacements had been hastily recruited from local amateurs, along with Tigers coaches. Only Billy Maharg (a professional boxer) and Hughie Jennings (the Tigers' manager and a former player) ever again appeared in a major league game, one each, as courtesies. Jack Smith played two innings in the field but did not bat. Journalist Arthur "Bugs" Baer claims that he was on the team and eligible to play for the Tigers, but wasn't put in the game. Tom Burr, a pitcher, played one inning in center field for the New York Yankees on April