A utility infielder is a baseball player, usually someone who does not have a regular starting role on the team, who is capable of playing more than one of the four defensive infield positions: second base, third base, shortstop, and less typically first base. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Baseball teams take turns one "out" in the field and one "in" at bat There are 9 fielding positions in Baseball. Each position conventionally has an associated number (from 1 to 9 which is used to score Putouts For example Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and Third base. First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run Utility infielders are generally considered excellent defensive players who do not hit well enough to remain in the starting lineup, but can fill in at multiple defensive positions to give the various starters a rest, or replace a starter late in a game to provide improved defense when the team is winning.
Utility infielders include Miguel Cairo of the Seattle Mariners, Chris Gomez of the Pittsburgh Pirates, and Alex Cora of the Boston Red Sox
Miguel Jesús Cairo (born May 4, 1974 in Anzoátegui State, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball Utility player The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington, United States. Christopher Cory Gomez (born June 16, 1971 in Los Angeles, California) is an Infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. José Alexander "Alex" Cora (born October 18, 1975 in Caguas Puerto Rico) is a utility Infielder for the Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic