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utility player

British  

noun

  1. sport a player who is capable of playing competently in any of several positions

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The same goes for utility player Kiké Hernández and starting pitchers Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

Frimpong was signed as a utility player, not a defender.

From BBC Oct. 21, 2025

“I think we won this series because we pitched really well,” utility player Kiké Hernández said.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 10, 2025

But another utility player, Tommy Edman, went on the IL with an ankle injury.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2025

Dodgers utility player Kiké Hernández was not born and raised in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2025

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