Newlywed Utley ties knot with Phillies
By Todd Zolecki
Inquirer Staff Writer
Candlesticks, as anybody who has seen Bull Durham would know, make a fine wedding gift.
But the Phillies skipped the candlesticks yesterday and instead wrapped up second baseman Chase Utley, who was married Saturday, with a seven-year, $85 million contract extension that will keep him in Philadelphia through 2013. Utley, 28, will make $4.5 million this season, $7.5 million next season, $11 million in 2009 and $15 million in each of the next four years.
The contract includes a $2 million signing bonus, plus award and performance bonuses and a partial no-trade clause, which will allow Utley to choose a handful of teams that he could block in a trade each season.
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By Todd Zolecki
Inquirer Staff Writer
Candlesticks, as anybody who has seen Bull Durham would know, make a fine wedding gift.
But the Phillies skipped the candlesticks yesterday and instead wrapped up second baseman Chase Utley, who was married Saturday, with a seven-year, $85 million contract extension that will keep him in Philadelphia through 2013. Utley, 28, will make $4.5 million this season, $7.5 million next season, $11 million in 2009 and $15 million in each of the next four years.
The contract includes a $2 million signing bonus, plus award and performance bonuses and a partial no-trade clause, which will allow Utley to choose a handful of teams that he could block in a trade each season.
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