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Not slip-slidin' away: Dodgers finalize 1-year deal with Utley
Published December 09, 2015
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 15: Chase Utley #26 of the Los Angeles Dodgers flies out in the ninth inning while taking on the New York Mets in game five of the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium on October 15, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Second baseman Chase Utley and the Los Angeles Dodgers have finalized a one-year contract.
The 36-year-old was obtained from Philadelphia on Aug. 19 and hit .202 with three homers and nine RBI in 34 games with the Dodgers. He created a controversy in the NL Division Series with a hard slide at second base that broke a leg of New York Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada.
Utley was suspended for two games, discipline that was held in abeyance pending an appeal by the players' association.
Utley is a six-time All-Star who helped Philadelphia win the 2008 World Series. He has a .281 career batting average with 236 homers and 925 RBI.
Los Angeles announced the agreement Wednesday.
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