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Philadelphia Phillies star Zack Wheeler was placed on the 15 -day injured list on Saturday evening when the team revealed that he had a “upper right blood clot”.
The details of Wheeler’s injury were rare on Saturday evening.
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Zack Wheeler of the Phillies against the Red Sox from Boston to Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, July 21, 2025. (Eric Hartline / Imagn Images)
Dave Dombrowski, president of the Phillie baseball operations, said that there was not much information to give on Wheeller’s problem, but that it would be evaluated later in Philadelphia. Paul Buchheit, the team -in -chief athletic coach, said Wheeler had undergone a “heaviness” in his arm and that the doctors were called to properly diagnose Wheeler.
It is not known if the clot was in an artery or a vein.
Dr. Michael Jacobs, a retired team doctor who previously worked for Baltimore Orioles, told PK Press Club Digital on Sunday that the clot is located, it is a dangerous situation for Wheeler which was to be treated immediately.
“The treatment of these becomes a real problem,” he said. “I treated with baseball players who had this and sometimes when a small artery is pinch or coagulated, they actually get rid of the artery and your body works – they attach it.
The launcher starting from Philadelphia Phillies, Zack Wheeler, throws at the Texas Rangers, Sunday August 10, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP photo / Tony GUTIERREZ)
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“Sometimes if it is your axillary artery, they can either try to remove the clot by mainly sending a cable device there and opening it like a stent would make people who suffered from a heart disease.”
Jacobs said that if it was a vein problem, Wheeler could have the clot. However, Wheeler would probably need to do anticoagulants if he is successfully eliminated.
“The problem is that in order to try safely to come back where you want to be, n ° 1, you should get effective anticoagulants for generally 4 to 8 to 12 (weeks) to three months to keep the blood vessels open.
“So, if you are on high-test anti-tests, we could certainly erase anyone to play this kind of blood thinness.”
The phillies have not yet said how long wheeler will be out. The team recalled Aaron Nola for Sunday’s game against the Washington Nationals.
Wheeler was a star for the third time in his career this season. He has a 2.71 MPM with a 195 withdrawal from the League. He launched 95 throws against the Nationals on Friday in five rounds.
Philadelphia Phillies launcher, Zack Wheeler, against the Nationals, Friday August 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP photo / Daniel Kucin Jr.)
The Phillies started on Sunday at the top of the National League is – five games on the New York dishes.
