Chase Utley News

For the first time as an opposing manager, Francona will walk into famed Fenway Park on Thursday to face the Red Sox, the team he led to two World Series titles during eight seasons.

Newly clean-shaven and ready to make a good impression, Lee went out of his way to show the entire baseball community that he definitely is a guy you'd like to hire, throwing a complete game shutout last night against the Marlins, 3-0. Suddenly, Lee's name has been the focus of trade rumors this week, thanks to the hard work and the never-ending ... (more)

This is an overview of the Phillies farm system -- the tables below show the starters at each position and each level, and the pitchers with the most innings so far this year.

It has been an interesting couple of weeks for the Phillies, and it could get more interesting if Chase Utley misses significant time because of a rib cage injury.

The title of the session was "View From the Top." It was not lost on any of the four panelists - Ruben Amaro Jr., Peter Luukko, Howie Roseman, and Adam Aron - that their franchises have been enjoying the view from less-lofty vantage points lately.

Chase Utley swung for the first time in batting practice Tuesday and it did not feel right.

Chase Utley was scratched from last night's game with pain in his right side and Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com reports that the Phillies second baseman is getting an MRI exam.

Behind a solid outing from Tyler Cloyd and a whopping 15 hits, the Phillies rolled to a 7-3 victory over the Marlins in Miami.

They closed the upper deck at Marlins Park, a stadium that has lived for 14 months of baseball.

The Phillies know they will be without their starting catcher for approximately a month.

The Phillies' prospects didn't look so bright. Having been in a serious offensive drought, they entered the ninth inning of Sunday's series finale with the Cincinnati Reds trailing by 2-1. And they had to face reliever Aroldis Chapman, a pitcher they were 3 for 21 against with zero runs scored, all-time. A team that had scored one run in its ... (more)

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Chase Utley found serenity here, at a baseball diamond named for a coach who accepted a $1 salary for 16 years to save his college's team from abolishment.

Don't look now, but it seems as if the Phillies are on a roll of sorts. Yeah, yeah, they are a flawed team with a pile of issues with the offense, middle relief, etc., etc.

It was a future in which Chase Utley, Carlos Ruiz, and maybe even Rollins had disappeared from the Phillies' infield.

Madison Hagerty was in tears as she walked up to Chase Utley's table on the concourse of Citizens Bank Park Thursday afternoon.

I've been running this scenario in my brain for a few weeks now, and I'd be fairly surprised if a plurality of you all haven't been doing the same thing: if the Phillies are totally out of this thing -- this thing being the ever-ethereal postseason hunt -- by the trade deadline, who will stay and who will go? Put differently, if Ruben Amaro, Jr.

It was a classic example of what has ailed the Phillies in the first quarter of the season - a struggling Cole Hamels, an ineffective middle relief corps, and a stalled offense.

Manuel rewarded Mayberry with another day in center field. Mayberry is back in the same spot for today's 1:05 p.m. series finale with the Indians.

After Chase Utley and Charlie Manuel made everyone laugh when they posed for a picture with The Wiggles during batting practice, assistant GM Scott Proefrock addressed a more pressing issue: a Phillies signing.