Phillies’ Zack Wheeler on 15-Day IL, Recognized with Blood Clot in Proper Arm

The Philadelphia Phillies positioned ace Zack Wheeler on the 15-day injured record Saturday with a blood clot in his proper arm.

Dave Dombrowski, the president of baseball operations for the Phillies, stated after a 2-0 loss at Washington that Wheeler had been identified with a “proper, higher extremity blood clot.”

“There’s not quite a bit that we are able to say on it presently,” stated Dombrowski, who recommended medical doctors for locating the clot. “It might have been a way more attempting scenario than it’s.”

Phillies head athletic coach Paul Buchheit stated Wheeler had been feeling higher after some proper shoulder soreness, however that modified Friday.

“He felt a bit of heaviness,” Buchheit stated. “So, the medical doctors right here have been nice in serving to to diagnose and expedite that analysis this morning.”

Buchheit stated he didn’t suppose Wheeler’s current situation had something to do together with his earlier stiffness. He stated there may be all kinds of remedies obtainable, however declined to get into specifics.

Dombrowski stated Wheeler could be evaluated additional in Philadelphia.

Wheeler pitched Friday in opposition to Washington and was restricted to 5 innings for the second consecutive begin. The fitting-hander allowed two runs and 4 hits.

The 35-year-old Wheeler is 10-5 this season with a 2.71 ERA. He has 195 strikeouts in 149 2/3 innings.

Reporting by The Related Press. 

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