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Zack Wheeler has been lost for the season. What now for him and the Phillies? Tim Kelly August 25, 2025 August 24, 2025

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A week after revealing he had a right upper extremity blood clot, the Phillies announced what had appeared obvious in recent days — Zack Wheeler’s 2025 season is over.

Update on Zack Wheeler.

— Tim Kelly ( @timkellysports.bsky.social ) August 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM

According to trainer Paul Buchheit, Wheeler saw three different doctors after having the clot removed on Monday — “the leaders in the industry on this topic,” per Buchheit — and they were unanimous in their belief that Wheeler needed to undergo thoracic out

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