cover as a hooker, or John Smit, primarily a hooker but also capped internationally at both prop positions). Fantasy sports In fantasy baseball and basketball, a utility player is a player (specifically a batter in baseball) who accumulates statistics without being assigned to a particular position. The batter can play any position; he need not actually be a utility player (for example, if a fantasy manager has two first baseman, he can assign one to the first base position and one to a utility slot). Similarly, a person assigned a utility slot in fantasy basketball need not be a tweener or swingman. References Association football positions Baseball positions Terminology used in multiple sports