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Fan and organization favorite retires on his terms"ingProspectsCommentaryNews and NotesPlayer Profiles2018 Dodgers Review:Chase UtleyNew http://www.marlinsfanproshop.com/authentic-starlin-castro-jersey ,24commentsFan and organization favorite retires on his terms BycraigminamiDec 25, 2018,6:00am PSTShareTweetShareShare2018 Dodgers Review:Chase UtleyKelvin Kuo-USA TODAY SportsWhile it was not the ultimate storybook finish, Chase Utley did retire on his terms in 2018.Utley announced his retirement on Friday July 13, 2018 at a press conference at Dodger Stadium.Eric Stephen reported on that press conference here.According to Utley, he said he came to terms with the decision back in June, and then he told the team of his decision during a team meeting on Thursday July 12th in San Diego.“Chase did it in an uncharacteristic, uncomfortable way for him,” manager Dave Roberts said. “But I think it was the right thing to do. He’s got some peace, and he’s looking forward to help us win baseball games.”What went rightChase Utley had a great pinch-hitting season for the Dodgers.In 43 plate appearances as apinch-hitter Martin Prado Jersey , he went .342/.419/.474.What went wrongUtley went 0-for-18 in September with one stolen base, three walks and a hit-by-pitch.2018 particularsAge:Forever young and silvery Stats:Chase Utley had five hit-by-pitches.He became the eighth player to go over 200 hit-by-pitches in his career.Utley is the all-the-time left-handed batter leader in that category.Game of the yearOn April 28th, Chase Utley did something he had never done in his career.Utley had four hits and scored four runs against the San Francisco Giants.The Dodgers would win 15-6 to take the first game of the doubleheader.Utley also hit three doubles in that game.It was the second time in his career he had done that.The first time was on September 1, 2010 when the then Philadelphia Phillie hit three doubles against the Dodgers.Roster statusReportedly Utley will work for the Dodger front office in some capacity though that has not been officially acknowledged by either the team nor Utley at this time. MIAMI (AP) — Ozzie Albies tied a career high with five RBIs. Ronald Acuña Jr. tied a career high with four hits. Mike Soroka watched his already-tiny ERA plummet.Against the Miami Marlins, Atlanta’s young stars were plenty.Article continues below ...Albies’ sixth-inning grand slam put Atlanta up for good, Soroka was dominant in a career-best seven innings and the result was a second easy win for the Braves in as many nights. They rolled past the Marlins 9-2, getting back over the .500 mark at 17-16.“We’ve been kind of waiting for that,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said of the offensive display. “I still think it’s an untapped resource for us right now.”Brian McCann drove in three runs for Atlanta, which trailed 2-0 after five innings before breaking out against Miami’s bullpen. Even Soroka got in on the offense, collecting his first career RBI with a seventh-inning single — his first hit of 2019 and the second of his brief big league career.It was Albies’ second five-RBI game. The other: May 10 http://www.marlinsfanproshop.com/authentic-starlin-castro-jersey , 2018, also at Marlins Park — where he’s obviously comfortable.“Seems like it, right?” Albies said.Soroka (3-1) lowered his ERA from 1.62 to 1.14 after seven very sharp innings. He allowed three hits, struck out six, walked only two and the two runs Miami scratched out with him on the mound were unearned.“If you execute your pitch more often than not, things are going to go your way,” Soroka said.Peter O’Brien, brought back from Triple-A earlier in the day, drove in the two Marlins runs in the second inning. The Marlins’ major league-worst record fell to 9-23, the third-worst in franchise history through 32 games. Only the 1995 and 1999 Marlins — both 8-24 — started worse.The Marlins have been outscored by 71 runs this season Wei-Yin Chen Jersey , and have been held to two runs or less in exactly half of their games — 16 of 32. They’re 0-16 in those games, compared with 9-7 when they scratch out at least three runs.“A game like this feels terrible,” Marlins manager Don Mattingly said after his team committed three errors and was held to three hits. “We get a lead and it gets away from us. We kicked the ball around a little bit. It’s one of those games that doesn’t feel good.”Marlins starter Trevor Richards gave up two hits and three walks while striking out three in 4 1/3 shutout innings. Nick Anderson (0-1) gave up five runs in 1 1/3 innings, including the grand slam by Albies.“I just didn’t execute my pitch,” Anderson said. “That’s really all there is to be said.”Atlanta’s five-run sixth began with a successful challenge of an out call at first to start the inning, with Acuña safe on the play after review. McCann’s double cut the Miami lead to 2-1 and the Marlins were one strike away from getting out of the inning — but Anderson grooved one to Albies, who posed for a second to admire the ball’s flight over the wall in right for his third career slam and seventh homer of the year.Atlanta tacked on four more in the seventh.TRAINER’S ROOMBraves: Acuña was grimacing as he jogged to first in the seventh after aggravating something in his back while getting his fourth hit. After a brief conference, he stayed in the game but was replaced in the field for the bottom of the seventh by Charlie Culbertson. He said he expects to be good to go Sunday. “Of course, always, tomorrow and every day from here on out Jeff Locke Jersey ,” Acuña said through a translator.Marlins: O’Brien was recalled from Triple-A New Orleans on Saturday because the Marlins placed OF Garrett Cooper on the 10-day injured list with a left hand contusion. The move with Cooper is retroactive to Wednesday.BRAVES MOVEAtlanta recalled LHP Sean Newcomb from Triple-A Gwinnett on Saturday, and optioned RHP Touki Toussaint to Gwinnett. Toussaint threw 76 pitches and got the win for Atlanta on Friday over the Marlins.COOLER HEADSSoroka hit O’Brien with a pitch with two outs and the bases empty in the sixth inning, though no hysterics ensued. Tensions ran high between the teams on Friday when Atlanta starter Kevin Gausman was ejected for throwing a fastball behind Miami RHP Jose Ureña — who was at the center of a storm last season when he hit Acuña and got suspended for six games.UP NEXTAtlanta RHP Julio Teheran (2-4, 5.35) has lost each of his last three starts. He’ll face Miami RHP Pablo Lopez (2-4, 4.78) in the series finale Sunday.