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Chase Utley, Mac from ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ finally play catch during his Phillies retirement ceremony

It took a decade, but Mac finally got have his catch with Chase Utley.

Former Phillies second baseman Chase Utley with actor Rob McElhenney during Utley's retirement night before the Phillies play the Miami Marlins on Friday, June 21, 2019 in Philadelphia.
Former Phillies second baseman Chase Utley with actor Rob McElhenney during Utley's retirement night before the Phillies play the Miami Marlins on Friday, June 21, 2019 in Philadelphia.Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer

It took a decade, but Mac finally got have his catch with Chase Utley.

The Phillies ended Utley’s retirement ceremony on Friday night by playing the clip of “Mac’s Love Letter to Chase” from a 2009 episode of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Utley then returend to the field and threw a first pitch to Philly native Rob Rob McElhenney, whose character wrote Utley the passionate letter.

The letter began with “Dear Chase, I feel like I can call you Chase because you and me are so alike. I’d like to meet you one day, it would be great to have a catch.” Utley replied to Mac’s letter in 2013 and the two finally linked up for a catch on Friday.

Utley, who is friends with McElhenney in Los Angeles, threw a perfect strike to McElhenney, who wore a “Mac” Phillies jersey.