Dodgers’ Utley expects hostile fans at Citi Field

5:44 PM ET

NEW YORK — Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Chase Utley knows he is in store for a hostile reception this weekend at Citi Field, when he again has to face New York Mets fans.

Utley broke since-released Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada’s right leg with an aggressive slide in Game 2 of the National League Division Series in October.

Mets fans chanted “We want Utley!” during the next two games in Queens, but Utley appeared in neither game. He then pinch hit in the winner-take-all Game 5 at Dodger Stadium.

The Mets passed on retribution during a four-game series earlier this month in Los Angeles, but Mets fans are not expected to forgive and forget — especially during what should be a raucous weekend with the ’86 Mets in town to be honored.

The Mets and Dodgers open a three-game series on Friday, with 19-year-old left-hander Julio Urias set to make his major league debut opposite 2015 All-Star Jacob deGrom.

“Looking back on it — knowing that he was going to spin, he wasn’t going to get off his feet — I …

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