Another core member of the Phillies’ golden era is going into the club’s Wall of Fame.<\/p>\n
Chase Utley will be inducted into the Phillies’ Wall of Fame before Philadelphia’s Aug. 7 game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Citizens Bank Park, the team announced Thursday.<\/p>\n
“It will be a special moment. As players, we don’t play the game to get recognized, to get awards. But now that we have the ability to sit back and reflect on your career, it is special,” Utley said during a press conference. “And it will be an honor to be part of this special club with the Phillies. The Phillies are my family.”<\/p>\n
Utley is the second cornerstone player from the club’s golden era (2007-2011) to be inducted into the Wall of Fame \u2014 Jimmy Rollins became the first player inducted<\/a> last season. Ed Wade, the general manager who planted the seeds for the Phillies’ 2008 World Series championship and the golden era, was also inducted<\/a> last summer.<\/p>\n During Rollins’ ceremony last summer, it was Utley who was chosen to unveil the plaque on the Wall of Fame at the Bank.<\/p>\n “I enjoyed watching Jimmy last year, and his speech and everything he did throughout the course of the weekend,” Utley said. “We are all now officially grown up, and we feel really honored and extremely lucky to be part of this organization.”<\/p>\n Utley became a fan favorite<\/a> for his old-school, high-intensity playing style in his 13-year career in Philadelphia. He was nicknamed “The Man” by legendary Phillies play-by-play broadcaster Harry Kalas<\/a> and became a crush for the character “Mac” in “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.”<\/a><\/p>\n Utley made six All-Star Games and won four Silver Sluggers with the Phillies. He tied the MLB record for the most home runs in a World Series with five in 2009, joining Reggie Jackson (1977) and George Springer (2017). His seven career World Series homers are the most ever by a second baseman.<\/p>\n