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With Zack Wheeler out for the remainder of the 2025 season, Phillies fans send their well wishes to Zack.

When people look back on the 2025 Phillies, the loss of Zack Wheeler will always stand out.

On Aug. 15, the club revealed that the 35-year-old had a right upper-extremity blood clot. He was placed on the injured list two days later and underwent a successful thrombolysis removal procedure a day later. On Aug. 23, his season was declared over.

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It was a gut punch. Wheeler was in the midst of one of his best years in Philadelphia — 10–5 with a 2.71 ERA, an elite 195/33 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a 0.94 WHIP across 24 starts.

The injury buildup

The first hint of trouble came on A

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