Daily News | Phillies’ Noah Syndergaard didn’t get to catch Chase Utley’s first pitch but will start Game 5
Chase Utley could have turned to the Phillies dugout on Wednesday night if he needed anyone behind the plate for his ceremonial first pitch ahead of the fourth game of the World Series.
Syndergaard started at Citi Field when Utley returned in May 2016 for the first time since his slide at second base during the previous postseason broke the right leg of Ruben Tejada. The crowd jeered Utley all night and it seemed obvious that Syndergaard would be tasked with plunking him. The pitcher said they’ve never talked face to face about it, but any ill will has seemed to cool. Syndergaard, after joining the Phillies at the trade deadline, tweeted a clip of his throw at Utley after Utley’s pal and Philly native Rob McElhenney tweeted a “letter” at Syndergaard that mimicked the one his character wrote to Utley in an episode of“I’ve always admired the way he’s played the game,” Syndergaard said.
“Really not that difficult to get work in,” Syndergaard said. “I don’t know if you have seen me on the field, I love throwing. It’s addicting to me. Especially because I’m not satisfied with where I’m at pitching-wise. So I’m always trying to work at it, get comfortable. So there’s really no shortage of knocking the rust off.
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