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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — base one more time wearing a red pinstriped No. 26 Philadelphia Phillies jersey and dark blue suit pants while his walk-up song “Kashmir” by Led Zeppelin blared and adoring fans stood and cheered.The six-time All-Star was honored Friday night at a retirement ceremony before the Phillies played the Miami Marlins. He called Phillies fans the “best” in baseball and threw a ceremonial first pitch to actor Rob McElhenney http://www.astrosfanproshop.com/authentic-justin-verlander-jersey , creator of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.” McElhenney had a “man crush” on Utley in one of the show’s episodes.“Thank you the fans of Philadelphia,” Utley said. “Thank you for motivating me, thank you for being straight forward, thank you for picking me up when I was down, thank you for being loyal, a bit crazy at times and thank you for being passionate. Overall, thank you for being the best fans in baseball.”Utley played 13 seasons in Philadelphia and helped the Phillies win five straight NL East titles, two NL pennants and the 2008 World Series. He was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2015 and finished his career there last season.The sweet-swinging Utley is perhaps the most popular player in franchise history. He was beloved for his hustle Carlos Lee Jersey , heart and all-out attitude. Fans fell in love with Utley from the moment he ran — not jogged — around the bases after hitting a grand slam for his first hit in the majors. Their affection for Utley grew legendary after he scored from second base on an infield grounder and Hall of Fame broadcaster Harry Kalas declared: “Chase Utley, you are the man.”Utley is the second player from the team’s former All-Star infield being honored with a retirement ceremony. Shortstop Jimmy Rollins had his night and first baseman Ryan Howard will have one next month. Al Bello/Getty ImagesThe New York Mets agreed to trade veteran second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera to the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday, according to The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal.The Phillies will send right-handed pitching prospectFranklyn Kilome, who is currently in Double-A, to the Mets. According to MLB.com, Kilome is the Phillies' 10th-ranked prospect.Ken Rosenthal Ken_RosenthalDouble A RHP Franklyn Kilom茅, listed at 6-6, 175 pounds http://www.astrosfanproshop.com/authentic-justin-verlander-jersey , is the #Phillies鈥?No. 10 prospect, per MLBPipeline. In 19 starts at Reading this season, he is 4-6 with a 4.24. ERA. Per MLB Pipeline, 鈥淧ure stuff-wise, Kilom茅 is as good as just about any pitching prospect in system.鈥滵espite turning 32 in November, Cabrera is sporting the best power numbers of his MLB career. Through 98 games, he's slugging a personal-best .488, while his 18home runs and 58RBI have him on pace to challenge his career highs in those categories (25 and 92 Jose Altuve Jersey , respectively)as well.As the 2018 season went on, it became a matter of when rather than if the Mets would trade Cabrera.New York got off to an 11-1 start before the wheels completely fell off. At 43-57, the Mets are 14games back of the Phillies in the National League East and 11.5games off the final NL wild-card spot.With the Mets out of the playoff race for all intents and purposes, it made little sense to keep a player who's hitting free agency this winter. Cabrera had far more value to New York as a trade asset rather than the everyday second baseman.The Mets could have extended a one-year qualifying offer to Cabrera at the end of the year, thus netting themselves a draft pick if he turned around and signed elsewhere, but the qualifying offer was worth $17.4 million last year. That would have been a steep price to pay for one year of Cabrera's services if he had accepted it and returned to the Big Apple.The allure of acquiring Cabrera for Philadelphiais obvious. If his offense regresses slightly in the second half of the year, he still averaged 16 home runs and 61 RBI with a .261/.321/.425 slash line over his previous five seasons, per Baseball Reference.The Venezuelan has a solid baseline for a middle infielder.While the Mets have used Cabrera exclusively at second in 2018 http://www.astrosfanproshop.com/authentic-justin-verlander-jersey , he can seamlessly shift between second base and shortstop, the latter of which was his primary position for much of his time in the majors.The Philliesdidn't have many options to upgrade their offense, particularly through the middle infield.The asking price for Manny Machado was astronomical compared to what they had to surrender for Cabrera. Likewise, the Cincinnati Reds were in a position to demand more for Scooter Gennett since he's under team control for 2019. Brian Dozier is battling through a disappointing season, thus diminishing his value as a deadline target.Cabrera addresses a clear need for Philadelphia,and he should make an impact over the stretch run.