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Chase Utley Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Net Worth

Chase Utley Quick Info
Height 6 ft 1 in
Weight 88 kg
Date of Birth December 17, 1978
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Eye Color Blue

Chase Utley is an American former professional baseball second baseman who played college baseball at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2000 Major League Baseball draft and played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 16 seasons.

Born Name

Chase Cameron Utley

Nick Names

The Man, Silver Fox

Chase Utley with the Philadelphia Phillies pictured while flipping a ball to a fan during a game on April 21, 2009
Chase Utley with the Philadelphia Phillies pictured while flipping a ball to a fan during a game on April 21, 2009 (L-Rey / Picasa Web Albums / CC BY 3.0 DEED)

Sun Sign

Sagittarius

Born Place

Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, United States

Residence

During his career as a baseball player, the family resided in Sausalito, California, during the offseason.

Chase and his family moved to London, England in 2022, after he was named MLB’s “ambassador to Europe”, tasked with “[promoting baseball] in Europe and in particular the United Kingdom”.

Nationality

American

 

Education

Chase Utley studied at Long Beach Polytechnic High School, a four-year public high school located at 1600 Atlantic Avenue in Long Beach, California. During his time there, he played baseball alongside former MLB player Milton Bradley. His high school coach said that Utley had “the fastest hands he had ever seen on a high school player.”

He then attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) situated in Los Angeles, California. There, he played baseball for the UCLA Bruins.

Occupation

Professional Baseball Player

Family

  • Father – David Utley
  • Mother – Terrell Utley
  • Siblings – Taylor Ann (Younger Sister)
  • Others – Donald B. Utley (Paternal Grandfather), Marjorie L. Johnson (Paternal Grandmother), William Raiford Ewing, Jr. (Maternal Grandfather), Shirley Mae Cameron (Maternal Grandmother)

Manager

Chase Utley has been repped by Agence Etoiles D’Hermès, Talent Agency, Paris, France.

Position

Second baseman

Batted

Left

Threw

Right

Net Worth

According to CelebrityNetWorth.com, he has a net worth of $55 Million as of 2023.

Build

Athletic

Chase Utley as seen during batting practice with the Dodgers during the 2016 NLCS
Chase Utley as seen during batting practice with the Dodgers during the 2016 NLCS (Arturo Pardavila III / Flickr / CC BY 2.0 DEED)

Height

6 ft 1 in or 185.5 cm

Weight

88 kg or 194 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Chase Utley has dated –

  1. Jennifer Cooper – He met Jennifer Cooper when they were undergrads at UCLA and the duo got married in January 2007. They have 2 sons named Benjamin and Maxwell.

Race / Ethnicity

White

Chase Utley is of English, Scottish, Irish, German, Italian, and French descent.

Hair Color

Salt and Pepper

Eye Color

Blue

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Deep-set eyes

Chase Utley as seen while hitting a home run on March 11, 2007, against the Detroit Tigers during spring training
Chase Utley as seen while hitting a home run on March 11, 2007, against the Detroit Tigers during spring training (Googie Man / en.wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED)

Chase Utley Facts

  1. In the 1997 Major League Baseball draft, he was by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second round with the 76th pick. However, Chase Utley declined a $850,000 offer by the team in order to attend UCLA.
  2. As a junior at UCLA, he hit .382 with 22 home runs in 2000 and led the UCLA Bruins to the NCAA Super Regionals. He also made it to the All-Pac-10 team and the Sporting News and National Collegiate Baseball Writers first-team All-American teams.
  3. In the 2000 Major League Baseball draft, Chase Utley was picked by the Philadelphia Phillies in the first round (15th pick). He signed with the team on July 29, 2000, and received a $1,780,000 signing bonus.
  4. On April 4, 2003, he made his major league debut as a pinch hitter with the Philadelphia Phillies in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
  5. Chase Utley signed a 7-year, $85 million contract extension with the Philadelphia Phillies on January 21, 2007.
  6. In November 2008, he underwent hip surgery.
  7. In exchange for Darnell Sweeney and John Richy, he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 19, 2015.
  8. On September 30, 2018, Chase Utley played his final MLB game.
  9. Both Chase and his wife Jennifer are animal lovers and have raised over $45,000 for the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. They have also been vocal proponents of rescue dogs and are particularly fond of pit bulls.
  10. He has appeared in PETA’s “Adopt Don’t Buy” video that aims to encourage people to find companion animals at shelters.
  11. Chase Utley has appeared in the sitcom It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

Featured Image by L-Rey / Picasa Web Albums / CC BY 3.0 DEED

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