Before his comedy career, Will Ferrell was an accomplished athlete, playing football, soccer and basketball in school. He got a chance to expand his skills Thursday by traveling to Major League Baseball’s spring training in Arizona and playing every on-field position (and then some) for 10 different teams in five games in one day.

The stunt was filmed for an upcoming HBO special produced by “Funny or Die.” It’s all in the name of raising money for cancer research. The equipment used by Ferrell will be auctioned off, with proceeds being donated to Cancer for College and Stand Up to Cancer.

Although the special won’t air on HBO for a while, fans could still follow Ferrell’s exploits through social media with the hashtag #FerrellTakesTheField.

Here’s a brief recap of Ferrell’s day:

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, made a surprising, and very unsuccessful, pinch-hit appearance and chased the ball around the outfield during a challenging stint in left field for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

His caravan took him from Mesa to Tempe to Scottsdale. From there, he rode by helicopter across north Phoenix to Glendale, making a triumphant landing in center field at the Camelback Ranch ballpark where the San Francisco Giants were meeting the Chicago White Sox.

In the last of his five games, Ferrell pitched for the Dodgers before being traded to the Padres and playing right field.