Phillies ace Zack Wheeler diagnosed with blood clot in right arm, placed on 15-day IL

Washington (AP) – The Philadelphia Phillies placed Ace Zack Wheeler on the 15 -day injured list on Saturday with a blood clot in his right arm.

Dave Dombrowski, the president of baseball operations for the Phillies, said after a 2-0 defeat in Washington that Wheeler had been diagnosed with a “blood clothes of the upper upper members”.

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“There is not much that we can say on this subject at the moment,” said Dombrowski, who congratulated doctors for finding the clot. “It could have been a much more trying situation than it is.”

Wheeler launched on Friday against Washington and was limited to five rounds for the second consecutive departure. The right -hander granted two points and four strokes.

The 35-year-old wheeler has a 10-5 file this season with an MPM of 2.71. He had 195 stick withdrawals in 149 2/3 heats.

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