PHILADELPHIA — Phillies right-handed pitcher Zack Wheeler underwent successful thrombolysis surgery Monday to remove a blood clot in his right shoulder.

The ramifications for that procedure on the Phillies’ hopes in 2025 are massive. But those took a backseat in the clubhouse to the immediate concern for the health of Wheeler beyond the baseball diamond.

“A lot of people ask me about the pitching staff, the team, and right now, my thoughts are just about him,” manager Rob Thomson said before a game with the Seattle Mariners. “I said the other day, this isn’t like a hamstring or a calf. This is real. This is life, and my thoughts are constantly on him and his family, and hopefully everything works out. So far, so good.”

The Phillies placed Wheeler on the injured list Saturday. He’d been

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