By Matt Rappa, Sports Talk Philly editor 
Chase Utley and Ryan Madson are not the only members of the Philadelphia Phillies' 2009 World Series roster now donning Los Angeles Dodger blue, nine years later amid the National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Nineteen-year Major League veteran outfielder Raúl Ibañez is also with the club, albeit in the front office as one of two special assistants to general manager Farhan Zaidi. Ibañez first signed on in February 2016 — with Hall of Fame pitcher Greg Maddux — as special assistant to Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman and the baseball operations department.
Ibañez is now in his third year with the Dodgers and is "still happy," per Fancred's Jon Heyman.
The 46-year-old recommended the Dodgers to acquire corner infielder David Freese from the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 31, per Heyman. Freese has excelled, slashing .385/.489/1.130 in 19 regular season games, along with producing three RBI over three plate appearances in the Division Series opposite the Atlanta Braves.
Nearly 500 days passed in between Ibañez's final career appearance — Sept. 28, 2014, with the Kansas City Royals — and when he joined the Dodgers front office. In between, the 2009 National League All-Star interviewed for the Tampa Bay Rays managerial position after Joe Maddon and Friedman left the organization in 2014. The position was ultimately awarded to Tampa native and former eight-year Major League catcher, Kevin Cash.
Ibañez, Don Wakamatsu and Cash were the three finalists for the job, but Ibañez withdrew from consideration due to "family concerns," according to the Los Angeles Times. With Ibañez's son set to graduate from high school in a couple of years, however, Heyman speculates he "may be ready to go into the dugout."
Ibañez played three seasons with the Phillies from 2009-2011 as the everyday replacement to departing left fielder Pat Burrell following the 2008 championship season. In 433 games with the club, the New York, New York, native slashed .264/.329/.469 with 100 doubles, 70 home runs, 260 RBI, 157 walks and 333 strikeouts spanning 1,776 plate appearances.
