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...
Chase Utley apologized to Ruben Tejada by sending David Wright a text
Published October 11, 2015 at 2:35 PM
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