John Kruk pranked a rookie Chase Utley

John Kruk almost convinced a 24-year-old Chase Utley that his first major league home run (a grand slam!) didn’t actually count. “You know, as a 10-year Major League vet, I’m a member of the Major League Baseball Rules Committee,” Kruk told Utley and additional staff in the manager’s office. “We had some problems with you. They didn’t put you on the roster. They’re going to fine the Phillies $250,000. You have to forfeit every game Chase has participated in this year.” As Kruk continued his prank by asking Utley questions like if he had flown or driven to Philadelphia, the rookie looked visibly shaken. “You know what the biggest problem is with this whole thing?” Kruk asked Utley. “Do you honestly think that Major League Baseball would make me a member of the Rules Committee?” The room erupted in laughter. “Like, what is going on? But looking back on it, I should have known better,” Utley recalled years later.