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Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> star Zack Wheeler was placed on the 15-day injured list on Saturday night as the team revealed he had a “right upper extremity blood clot.”<\/p>\n

The details of Wheeler\u2019s injury were scant on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

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Phillies’ Zack Wheeler pitches against the Boston Red Sox at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, July 21, 2025. (Eric Hartline\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

Dave Dombrowski, the Phillies\u2019 president of baseball operations, said there wasn\u2019t a lot of information to give about Wheeler\u2019s issue, but it would be evaluated further in Philadelphia. Paul Buchheit, the team\u2019s head athletic trainer, said Wheeler experienced “heaviness” in his arm and that doctors were called upon to properly diagnose Wheeler.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear whether the clot was in an artery or a vein.<\/p>\n

Dr. Michael Jacobs, a retired team physician who previously worked for the Baltimore Orioles, explained to Fox News Digital on Sunday that, regardless of where the clot is located, it is a dangerous situation for Wheeler that needed to be dealt with immediately.<\/p>\n

“The treatment of these gets to be a real problem,” he said. “I\u2019ve dealt with baseball players who\u2019ve had this and sometimes when a small artery gets pinched or clotted off, they actually just get rid of the artery and your body does OK \u2013 they tie it off.<\/p>\n

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Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Zack Wheeler throws to the Texas Rangers, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo\/Tony Gutierrez)<\/p>\n

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“Sometimes if it\u2019s your axillary artery, they can either try to remove the clot by basically sending a wired device down there and opening it up like a stent would do on people who have heart disease.”<\/p>\n

Jacobs said if it\u2019s a vein issue, Wheeler could have the clot lysed. However, Wheeler would likely need to go on blood thinners if it\u2019s successfully cleared.<\/p>\n

“The problem is, in order to safely try to get back to where you want to be, No. 1, you have to get effective blood thinners for usually 4 to 8 to 12 (weeks) to three months to keep the blood vessels open.<\/p>\n

“So, if you\u2019re on high-test blood thinners, we certainly could not clear anybody to play being on that kind of blood thinner.”<\/p>\n

The Phillies have yet to say how long Wheeler will be out. The team recalled Aaron Nola for Sunday\u2019s game against the Washington Nationals<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Wheeler was an All-Star for the third time in his career this season. He has a 2.71 ERA with a league-leading 195 strikeouts. He threw 95 pitches against the Nationals on Friday in five innings.<\/p>\n

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Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler against the Nationals, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Daniel Kucin Jr.)<\/p>\n

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The Phillies started Sunday on top of the National League East \u2013 five games up on the New York Mets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n