sports that require a player to play on offense and defense (such as basketball and ice hockey), a two-way player refers to a player who excels at both....

Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award (known colloquially as the John Olerud Award) is a college baseball award given to the best two-way player of the...

method for them. Two-way players are typically considered to be the "16th and 17th men" (and presumably "18th") on a roster. The two-way contract system...

hockey, a two-way forward is a forward who handles the defensive aspects of the game as well as the offensive aspects. Typically, a player's frame is not...

James McLean (born July 24, 2001) is an American professional baseball two-way player in the New York Mets organization. McLean grew up in Willow Springs...

per-team limit on two-way contracts to three. Unlike other G League players, who can be called up by any NBA team, two-way players can only be called...

Force Academy and won the John Olerud Award, given annually to the best two-way player in college baseball, in 2022. Ahead of his junior season, Skenes transferred...

a two-way player, a baseball player who is skilled at pitching and who plays another position. Although it was extremely rare for position players to...

his elite contributions as a hitter and as a pitcher, a rarity as a two-way player, Ohtani's prime seasons have been considered among the greatest in baseball...

in 2011. Ohtani also became the first two-way player to win the award and in 2023, he became the first player in MLB history to win MVP by unanimous...

player has assumed a pitching role. The game is in extra innings. The player serving as pitcher has earned the status of "two-way player". A player earns...

position player to play in both roles. The term "utility player" is not typically used to describe such an individual, with "two-way player" used instead...

A two-player game is a multiplayer game that is played by precisely two players. This is distinct from a solitaire game, which is played by only one player...

eagerness and desire for the transition to a two-way player. On September 4, 2019, Lorenzen became the second player in baseball history to hit a home run,...

regional player restrictions was also reverted, now allowing any number of players from any region to be on a team in any region. The number of two-way players...

Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award John Olerud Award – given to the best two-way player of the year, as determined by the College Baseball Foundation Stopper...

position except for shortstop in his major league career.[citation needed] Two-way player All rounder Doyle, Al (October 1997). "Fourth Outfielder, Valuable Insurance...

draft another two-way player in Eldridge". MLB.com. Retrieved 2023-07-10. "Orioles mock draft roundup: Pitcher, potential two-way player among candidates...

become a two-way player, saying that he wanted to not be "Shohei Ohtani where he is starting and all that" but that he wanted to be a two-way player by the...

season, plus three players on two-way contracts, expanding each team's roster to 18 players maximum. Teams may carry up to 20 players during the offseason...

permitted to have three two-way players on their roster at any given time, in addition to their 15-man regular season roster. A two-way player will provide services...

"82. What is a Two-Way player?". NBA Salary Cap FAQ. Retrieved 19 July 2017. Coon, Larry (30 June 2017). "83. Can a Two-Way player be converted to a...

University to play college baseball. Jones enrolled at Vanderbilt as a two-way player, and appeared in 14 games before the season was cancelled due to the...

season off. In March 2020, reports surfaced he was hoping to return as a two-way player. He had joined former Blue Jays teammate Marcus Stroman, a starting...

permitted to have three two-way players on their roster at any given time, in addition to their 15-man regular season roster. A two-way player will provide services...

hitting tacklers in NFL history, and was one of the league's last two-way players. On November 20, 1960, Bednarik knocked New York Giants star halfback...

was named the winner of the John Olerud Award as the nation's best two-way player after finishing the season with a .284 batting average and a .403 on-base...

played college baseball for the University of Georgia, serving as a two-way player and a four-year letterman. Walsh was selected by the Angels in the 39th...

permitted to have two two-way players on their roster at any given time, in addition to their 15-man regular season roster. A two-way player will provide services...

position well. The most famous Major League ballplayer who was truly a two-way player was Babe Ruth. He started his career as an outstanding pitcher and later...