utility player
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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They stuck together through their 1981 World Series championship season, after which Lopes was traded to the Oakland Athletics for Lance Hudson, a utility player who never made the major leagues.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Frimpong was signed as a utility player, not a defender.
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025
With Kim, Edman and Kiké Hernández, another utility player, all out with injuries, Roberts has not had the usual versatility he has enjoyed in fielding a lineup.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025
With the team already missing third baseman Max Muncy and utility player Kiké Hernández, the possibility of losing Freeman for any stretch would be a significant blow.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2025
“Say your first baseman gets a base hit in a tie game leading off the ninth inning,” said Perry Hill, who coached Seattle’s Dylan Moore to a Gold Glove as a utility player last season.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2025
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