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By MAX WINTERS, US DEPUTY SPORTS EDITOR<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 20:02 EDT, 16 August 2025 | Updated: 21:53 EDT, 16 August 2025 <\/p>\n

Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> star Zack Wheeler has been diagnosed with a blood clot in his pitching arm.<\/p>\n

Dave Dombrowski, the president of baseball operations for the Phillies, said after a 2-0 loss at Washington that Wheeler, who is now on the injured list, had been diagnosed with a ‘right upper extremity blood clot.’<\/p>\n

‘There’s not a lot that we can say on it at this time,’ said Dombrowski, who commended doctors for finding the clot. ‘It could have been a much more trying situation than it is.’<\/p>\n

Phillies head athletic trainer Paul Buchheit said Wheeler had been feeling better after some right shoulder soreness caused him to push back a start earlier this month. But that changed Friday.<\/p>\n

‘He felt a little heaviness,’ Buchheit said. ‘So, the doctors here were great in helping to diagnose and expedite that diagnosis this morning.’<\/p>\n

Buchheit said he didn\u00b4t think Wheeler\u00b4s present condition had anything to do with his previous stiffness. He said there is a wide variety of treatments available, but he declined to get into specifics.<\/p>\n

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Phillies star Zack Wheeler has been ruled out indefinitely with a blood clot in his pitching arm<\/p>\n

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Wheeler, who made his third All-Star team last month, has thrown at least 192 innings in three of the previous four seasons<\/p>\n

Dombrowski said Wheeler would be evaluated further in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

Wheeler pitched for the NL East leaders on Friday and was limited to five innings for the second consecutive start. The right-hander allowed two runs and four hits at Washington.<\/p>\n

The 35-year-old Wheeler, who made his third All-Star team last month, has a major league-high 195 strikeouts in 149 2\/3 innings. He has thrown at least 192 innings in three of the previous four seasons.<\/p>\n

Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber said it was most important to get Wheeler back healthy.<\/p>\n

‘It\u00b4s a scary situation, right? … Just want to get him back in here and hear from him,’ Schwarber said. ‘Hopefully it\u00b4s not going to be too serious. Get him in here and get him healthy.<\/p>\n

‘You know, baseball is baseball, and when it comes to someone\u00b4s health like that, we need him healthy first. You know, he\u00b4s got a family, so we want to get him feeling good for them and get him back to speed whenever we can.’<\/p>\n

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