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</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=subHead vAlign=top colSpan=3>Chase Utley (thumb) cleared to swing a bat </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=vaLabel colSpan=3>Chase Utley - 2B - PHI - Aug. 11 </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>Chase Utley (thumb) has been cleared to swing a bat.
Utley was examined in New York Wednesday by hand specialist Dr. Andrew Weiland and was given clearance. It's a major step in his ongoing recovery from thumb surgery, and he remains on course for an early September return. The second baseman had an .849 OPS and 11 homers in 72 games before the injury.
Source: Jim Salisbury on Twitter
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Utley was examined in New York Wednesday by hand specialist Dr. Andrew Weiland and was given clearance. It's a major step in his ongoing recovery from thumb surgery, and he remains on course for an early September return. The second baseman had an .849 OPS and 11 homers in 72 games before the injury.
Source: Jim Salisbury on Twitter
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