Utley's discipline, issued by Major League Baseball, was for from his aggressive slide into second base in Game 2 of the NLDS. Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada broke his right fibula on the play and is out for the remainder of the postseason. The suspension called for Utley to sit out Games 3 and 4 of the series, but he chose to appeal and was allowed to remain on the Dodgers' active roster in the meantime. His only other appearance in the series was as a pinch-hitter in Game 5.
John McHale Jr., MLB's executive vice president of administration, will hear Utley's appeal when it occurs.