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Dodger Blue > Dodgers News > Dodgers News: Chase Utley ‘Surprised’ By Ejection After Asking Umpire To Change Positioning
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Dodgers News: Chase Utley ‘Surprised’ By Ejection After Asking Umpire To Change Positioning

Matthew Moreno
August 13, 2017
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Dodgers News: Chase Utley ‘surprised’ By Ejection After Asking Umpire To Change Positioning
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After clawing back from a deficit to take the lead, the Los Angeles Dodgers saw a ninth inning unlike most others this season. Kenley Jansen failed to retire the first two batters faced, and Chase Utley was ejected by second-base umpire Ramon De Jesus.

Trouble arose when Utley approached De Jesus at second base and asked that he move his positioning by the bag. “I asked him to move a few different times through the course of the game,” Utley later said.

De Jesus declined Utley’s request, the two appeared to briefly exchange words and Utley was ejected with one out in the inning. “In my opinion, and I wasn’t part of that exchange, it was a quick toss,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.

Utley was careful not to criticize De Jesus over the incident, seemingly in effort to avoid a fine, and the veteran second baseman certainly had a sound argument for his case.

“Through the course of my career it’s happened to me a few times where I get blocked out by an umpire and it turns out to be a tough play,” Utley said. “I wanted to try and avoid that. Most umpires oblige.”

Utley acknowledged he felt his request was ‘fair.’ A similar episode took place in June, when Washington Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy asked umpire Alan Porter to change his positioning in the infield.

Porter not only declined, but shouted expletives at Murphy. There was not an ejection in that case, and Murphy said he and Porter reached an understanding by game’s end.

Saturday’s exchange further flummoxed Utley considering he holds what’s believed to be a positive relationship with umpires. “I feel like I have a pretty good rapport with a number of guys throughout the league, but clearly not Ramon,” he said.

“I am a little surprised. I’ll learn from it, and I hope Ramon learns from it, too.”

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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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