The most talked-about man in baseball at the moment issued a statement Monday before his Los Angeles Dodgers take on the New York Mets in Game 3 of the NLDS. Chase Utley put out a two-sentence statement about his two-game suspension and pending appeal. It doesn't give us a ton of new information, other than it's coming from him and not "reports." [ Related: Chase Utley apologizes to Ruben Tejada by texting David Wright ] Here's Utley's statement, thanks to J.P. Hoornstra of the L.A. Daily News : Statement from Chase Utley: pic.twitter.com/S6TpG6RIkA — J.P. Hoornstra (@jphoornstra) October 12, 2015 We know that Ultey's appeal won't be heard Monday and is unlikely to be heard before Game 4 on Tuesday, which means he'll be available to play both games in NYC. If the Dodgers use Utley, the response from Mets fans should be something to behold. More MLB coverage from Yahoo Sports: The StewPod: A baseball podcast by Yahoo Sports Subscribe via iTunes or via RSS feed - - - - - - - Mike Oz is the editor of Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at mikeozstew@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @MikeOz