Philadelphia Phillies’ Zack Wheeler will pitch in a game for the first time since his injury.
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Zach Wheeler continues to make positive progression in his journey back to the mound after that major shoulder surgery which ended his two thousand and twenty-five season early.
Zach Wheeler continues to make positive progression in his journey back to the mound after that major shoulder surgery which ended his two thousand and twenty-five season early.
And he’s ready to make that next big step in his rehab process, which is finally getting in a live game, which will come this Monday.
And he’s ready to make that next big step in his rehab process, which is finally getting in a live game, which will come this Monday.
Multiple Phillies reporters reported on Thursday that Wheeler will appear in a minor league game on Monday, and he’ll have about forty pitches which, if all goes as planned, that should put him about two to three innings of work.
Multiple Phillies reporters reported on Thursday that Wheeler will appear in a minor league game on Monday, and he’ll have about forty pitches which, if all goes as planned, that should put him about two to three innings of work.
But if anything, I think the main takeaway here is that Wheeler’s ready to face live batters in a live game for the first time since going back to August when he, was initially diagnosed with that shoulder sur– or shoulder injury which required surgery.
But if anything, I think the main takeaway here is that Wheeler’s ready to face live batters in a live game for the first time since going back to August when he, was initially diagnosed with that shoulder sur– or shoulder injury which required surgery.
Now, like I said, out of everything so far, it certainly feels like and seems like Wheeler’s rehab is going as planned and hopefully on schedule as it so far, fingers crossed, he hasn’t had any major setbacks just yet.
Now, like I said, out of everything so far, it certainly feels like and seems like Wheeler’s rehab is going as planned and hopefully on schedule as it so far, fingers crossed, he hasn’t had any major setbacks just yet.
But, but I think that also goes to show that Wheeler will, at this point, likely start the season on the injured list, but the fact that he already is getting into a live game and getting in some game action under his belt does signal that his return to the Phillies rotation might not come that far into the season, which is definitely a great sign for the Phillies and Wheeler himself.
But, but I think that also goes to show that Wheeler will, at this point, likely start the season on the injured list, but the fact that he already is getting into a live game and getting in some game action under his belt does signal that his return to the Phillies rotation might not come that far into the season, which is definitely a great sign for the Phillies and Wheeler himself.
Now, I think it’s also important to point out that there’s no way, shape, or form that the Philadelphia Phillies are going to rush Wheeler back after coming off such major sh-surgery.
Now, I think it’s also important to point out that there’s no way, shape, or form that the Philadelphia Phillies are going to rush Wheeler back after coming off such major sh-surgery.
Yes, it would be great to have him back in the rotation as soon as possible, but the Phillies are also well aware that they need him on the mound later in the season, not at the beginning of the season.
Yes, it would be great to have him back in the rotation as soon as possible, but the Phillies are also well aware that they need him on the mound later in the season, not at the beginning of the season.
So while this is a great step to Wheeler’s eventual return to the mound, I think we still need to m-maybe hold our breath a little bit on what– when Wheeler could be back on the mound.
So while this is a great step to Wheeler’s eventual return to the mound, I think we still need to m-maybe hold our breath a little bit on what– when Wheeler could be back on the mound.
But like I said, if anything, this is great news for the Phillies and Wheeler.
But like I said, if anything, this is great news for the Phillies and Wheeler.