Dodgers infielder Chase Utley felt more of a sense of relief than vindication that Major League Baseball dropped his two-game suspension for his controversial slide that broke the leg of New York Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada last October.
“I think it’s good for everyone that we can put this behind us and focus on baseball,” Utley said on Monday. “I’ve been playing this game for a while now, and being a middle infielder, I’ve come across a ton of slides that were similar, and I understand that it’s part of the game.