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I think someone (Jason Stark?) posted a fact that in the last 100 or so years, there's only been 4 times that someone has played at least 15 games each in the field and on the mound in a season in MLB. So yes, it certainly has happened in the past, but very uncommon.
Although with the Angels, it seems like they're not going to put him in the field often, if ever. He'll get his 40-50 games as DH, but I'd be surprised if he played more than a handful of games at 1B unless if they decide that Pujols really cannot play the field whatsoever. But this is also a team that ran out Pujols for 150 games last year as a DH, so the good news is that even if Ohtani struggles, he should get a lot of chances to get back and hit. Had he gone to a team like the Dodgers or Cubs, those AB might not exist anymore if he stuggled out of the gate. I would expect that was a big reason behind the decision.
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