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Phillies Legend Chase Utley is Moving to London!

Author Nicole Michalik
PHOENIX, AZ - AUGUST 12: Chase Utley #26 of the Philadelphia Phillies watches from the dugout during the MLB game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on August 12, 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Phillies defeated the Diamondbacks 7-6. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

What a cool experience for him and his family!  London is an amazing city!

Here are the details from PhillyVoice:

Chase, who retired in 2018, says his new mission is to grow baseball in the United Kingdom and the rest of Europe, which is why he’s moving to London.

“I’m going to work for Major League Baseball as their ambassador,” Utley told People.

There were about 22,500 baseball players in the UK in 2020. That number rose in 2019 when the MLB held its first two games in the country between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. Each drew nearly 60,000 fans.

“It was clear that sports fans in London had a great appetite for baseball,”​​ MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said.

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Nicole Michalik is the afternoon drive host on 925XTU. She has been with the station for the past 5 years and was named CRS New Face of Country Music. Nicole always had a strong love for pop-culture and has been working in entertainment since her college internship. As a content creator for 925XTU, Nicole writes articles on Philly happenings, sports, celebrity relationships, pop culture moments and anything else she finds fun and exciting!

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