No matter what you think about the ethics of Chase Utley's take-out slide Saturday night that broke New York Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada's leg, any rational person would agree that Utley should apologize to Tejada. [ Related: Chase Utley took out Ruben Tejada once before with an aggressive slide ] And Utley did — well, sort of. The Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman sent a text to David Wright, the New York Mets captain, with an apology for Tejada. Not as direct as Utley's "slide," but OK. Per Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal: #Dodgers ' Utley sent an apology to Tejada last night through a player on the #Mets that he knows well. Intent was not to injure. — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) October 11, 2015 Just exchanged texts with #Dodgers ' Utley. Here is what he said: "In no way shape or form was I trying to hurt Ruben… — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) October 11, 2015 "… I slid in hard like I have for 12 years. I feel terrible about the outcome. I've reached out to Ruben via David Wright." — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) October 11, 2015 Utley obviously isn't apologizing for the slide itself, which came much later in the play than these things...