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Dodger Blue > Dodgers News > Dodgers Video: Devin Smeltzer Reunited With Chase Utley, After First Meeting During Cancer Treatment
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Dodgers Video: Devin Smeltzer Reunited With Chase Utley, After First Meeting During Cancer Treatment

Matthew Moreno
April 14, 2018
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One benefit of the Los Angeles Dodgers having an exclusive television network is that it allows for SportsNet LA to provide an in-depth look at the team. As such, they were able to capture a reunion between prospect Devin Smeltzer and Chase Utley for ‘Backstage: Dodgers.’

Smeltzer was fortunate enough that he was able to play baseball despite facing a daunting reality of being diagnosed with cancer at just 9-years-old. That led to Smeltzer visiting Citizens Bank Park for a meet-and-greet with the Philadelphia Phillies, when he was 10.

Smeltzer’s favorite players at the time were Cole Hamels and Utley. He got their autographs and the two stars posed for photographs with a young child who would eventually become a Major League pitching prospect.

During Spring Training this year, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts brought Smeltzer into the clubhouse at Camelback Ranch so he could reunite him with Utley.

Hear about the incredible story of #Dodgers minor leaguer @alka_SMELTZer who survived cancer at the age of 9 and his special connection with a current Dodger.

This story & more on an all-new #BackstageDodgers tonight after the post-game show. pic.twitter.com/76ZKaB5xtp

— SportsNet LA (@SportsNetLA) March 30, 2018

The two shared a heartfelt embrace and Smeltzer thanked Utley for what he did. Smeltzer was eventually deemed cancer-free and was selected by the Dodgers in the fifth round of the 2016 Draft.

Although the two are unlikely to ever be teammates, Smeltzer and Utley share a bond and history that’s much stronger.

The full segment on their meeting can be watched here.

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TAGGED:Chase UtleyDevin SmeltzerLos Angeles DodgersSportsNet LA
ByMatthew Moreno
Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Executive Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com
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