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The term <b>super utility player</b> may be used to refer to a player who can play all or most positions, or a player who regularly appears in the starting lineup at different positions. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Utility_player_(baseball)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Utility <a href="/wiki/Infielder" title="Infielder">infielders</a> typically play both <a href="/wiki/Second_base" class="mw-redirect" title="Second base">second base</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shortstop" title="Shortstop">shortstop</a>, sometimes also <a href="/wiki/Third_base" class="mw-redirect" title="Third base">third base</a>, and more rarely <a href="/wiki/First_base" class="mw-redirect" title="First base">first base</a>. A "fourth outfielder" is likewise an <a href="/wiki/Outfielder" title="Outfielder">outfielder</a> who can play all three outfield positions but does not have the hitting skills to be a starting player. Some utility players have the defensive ability to play in both the infield and outfield—recent players in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) fitting this description include <a href="/wiki/Marwin_Gonz%C3%A1lez" title="Marwin González">Marwin González</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brock_Holt" title="Brock Holt">Brock Holt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cory_Spangenberg" title="Cory Spangenberg">Cory Spangenberg</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ben_Zobrist" title="Ben Zobrist">Ben Zobrist</a>. </p><p>Playing time for fourth outfielders has been called "erratic and unpredictable".<sup id="cite_ref-digest_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-digest-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Often, fourth outfielders are outfield prospects who have not settled on one outfield position when arriving in the major leagues,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> veteran players seeking additional playing time to extend their careers,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or part-time position players who double as <a href="/wiki/Designated_hitter" title="Designated hitter">designated hitters</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-digest_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-digest-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Often, the fourth outfielder can be used in a <a href="/wiki/Platoon_system" title="Platoon system">platoon system</a> against certain pitchers; for example, one outfielder will play only when the starting pitcher is a right-handed pitcher and the other plays only when the starting pitcher is a left-handed pitcher, if one player's performance is better against certain types of pitchers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_utility_players">Notable utility players</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Utility_player_(baseball)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Notable utility players"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cesar_Tovar_-_Texas_Rangers_-_1974.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Cesar_Tovar_-_Texas_Rangers_-_1974.jpg/180px-Cesar_Tovar_-_Texas_Rangers_-_1974.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="245" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Cesar_Tovar_-_Texas_Rangers_-_1974.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="248" data-file-height="338" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_Tovar" title="César Tovar">César Tovar</a> played every position during his MLB career.</figcaption></figure> <p>Within MLB, <a href="/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_Tovar" title="César Tovar">César Tovar</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Cookie_Rojas" title="Cookie Rojas">Cookie Rojas</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bert_Campaneris" title="Bert Campaneris">Bert Campaneris</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Shane_Halter" title="Shane Halter">Shane Halter</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Don_Kelly_(baseball)" title="Don Kelly (baseball)">Don Kelly</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jose_Oquendo" class="mw-redirect" title="Jose Oquendo">Jose Oquendo</a><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Scott_Sheldon" title="Scott Sheldon">Scott Sheldon</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Romine" title="Andrew Romine">Andrew Romine</a> all played every position (including <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a>) during their respective careers, with Tovar, Campaneris, Halter, Sheldon, and Romine all doing it in one game. </p><p>In 1991, the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a>' <a href="/wiki/Tony_Phillips" title="Tony Phillips">Tony Phillips</a> was the first player to start 10 games at five different positions in the same season.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2005, <a href="/wiki/Chone_Figgins" title="Chone Figgins">Chone Figgins</a> started 48 games at third, 45 in center field and 36 at second, and finished 17th in <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> <a href="/wiki/Most_Valuable_Player" class="mw-redirect" title="Most Valuable Player">Most Valuable Player</a> balloting.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Second baseman <a href="/wiki/Ben_Zobrist" title="Ben Zobrist">Ben Zobrist</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> has played first base, second base, third base, shortstop and outfield; <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Bautista" title="José Bautista">José Bautista</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a> has played first base, second base, third base, and outfield; and <a href="/wiki/Josh_Harrison" title="Josh Harrison">Josh Harrison</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> has played second base, shortstop, third base, outfield, and pitcher. All three have been named <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All Stars</a> while playing multiple positions in their All-Star seasons.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Zobrist and Bautista both finished in the top 10 in MVP voting while starting at least 40 games at two different defensive positions. </p><p>In 2015, <a href="/wiki/Brock_Holt" title="Brock Holt">Brock Holt</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> was the first player ever to be selected to the All Star Game after starting at seven or more positions before the All-Star break.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Willians_Astudillo" title="Willians Astudillo">Willians Astudillo</a> of the Minnesota Twins has played every position except for shortstop in his major league career.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. 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