Christian Bethancourt will return to the San Diego Padres roster, this time as a hybrid pitcher-utility player.
Padres manager Andy Green said Saturday that Bethancourt will start out as a relief pitcher but could be used at other positions in the lineup.
"That's the way we're looking at him primarily right now," Green told reporters, according to MLB.com. "The eighth bullpen arm, which, when you look at our schedule, is incredibly necessary. He gives us a flexibility that no other bullpen arm can do, which is pinch-hit capabilities, and cover the field capability.