Chase Utley Traded to LA Dodgers

Following Wednesday night’s victory over the Toronto Blue Jays, longtime Phillies fan favorite Chase Utley walked off the field at Citizens Bank Park for what would turn out to be the final time wearing red pinstripes.

Utley tipped his cap to the crowd as the stepped into the dugout, acknowledging the applause, cheers, and even a few tears from those fans, who had been hearing all evening about a pending trade.

As the assembled media entered the team locker room, immediate observations were made that Utley’s locker was completely cleaned out. Not just mostly cleared for a long weekend road trip to Florida, where the Phillies will take on the Miami Marlins beginning tonight. This was empty, as…