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Zack Wheeler

Zack Wheeler ready to throw

Ex-strikeouts leader plans to retire soon

One veteran hurler appears to be coming into the home stretch of his MLB career. Matt Gelb of The Athletic wrote a lengthy feature this week on Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler. In the feature, Gelb revealed that Wheeler plans to retire …

Chris Sale delivers a pitch

NL Cy Young Award voting featured one surprise

Chris Sale on Wednesday was named the NL Cy Young Award winner for the 2024 season. The outcome was expected, but there was a surprise regarding the voting: it wasn’t unanimous. While Sale captured 26 of the 30 possible votes for first place, …

Zack Wheeler ready to throw

Zack Wheeler, Phillies agree to record extension

The Philadelphia Phillies have taken care of one of their top offseason priorities. ESPN’s Buster Olney reported on Monday that the Phillies have agreed to a 3-year, $126 million contract extension with starting pitcher Zack Wheeler. The $42 …

A Philadelphia Phillies hat in the dugout

Report: Phillies focused on re-signing All-Star pitcher

The Philadelphia Phillies missed out on Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and are moving on to focus on keeping what they have. The Phillies’ No. 1 priority for the remainder of the offseason is to re-sign pitcher Zack Wheeler to a new long-term deal, …

Zack Wheeler ready to throw

Zack Wheeler shares his reaction to being pulled from Game 6

Zack Wheeler was on top of his game Saturday night during Game 6 of the World Series between his Philadelphia Phillies and the Houston Astros. Wheeler had allowed just two hits and a walk through five innings, and the game was scoreless. He plunked …

Corbin Burnes

Baseball fans have 1 big complaint about NL Cy Young Award

Few would dispute that Corbin Burnes had a fantastic season for the Milwaukee Brewers, but there are a number of people unhappy that he claimed the NL Cy Young Award. Many fans were upset to see Burnes beat out Philadelphia Phillies ace Zack Wheeler …

Zack Wheeler

Zack Wheeler matched impressive Roy Halladay feat on jersey retirement day

The Philadelphia Phillies retired Roy Halladay’s jersey number on Sunday, and Zack Wheeler turned out to be the perfect pitcher to pay tribute. Wheeler dominated the New York Mets, his former team, with a two-hit shutout on Sunday. He struck …

Zack Wheeler

Zack Wheeler to miss upcoming start due to freak injury

Zack Wheeler has had an excellent first season with the Philadelphia Phillies thus far, but the right-hander is going to miss some time after he had a little accident while putting on a pair of pants. Phillies manager Joe Girardi announced on …

Bo Bichette

5 MLB players in line for a big season

Sometimes you can tell which MLB players are poised for a big season. Sometimes, the hints lie in the previous season’s performance — while the overall numbers may be underwhelming, there can be a huge surge in production for the latter …

New York Mets

Mets GM ‘disappointed’ by Zack Wheeler’s comments

New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen is responding to some recent comments made by former pitcher Zack Wheeler. Van Wagenen told Tim Healey of Newsday on Friday that he was “surprised” and “disappointed” by …

Zack Wheeler takes shot at Mets over handling of his free agency

Zack Wheeler is free to speak his mind now that he is no longer a member of the New York Mets. Speaking with Greg Joyce of the New York Post on Thursday, the veteran right-hander took a shot at the team over their handling of his free agency, saying …

Report: Zack Wheeler turned down more money from White Sox to sign with Phillies

Zack Wheeler is getting an impressive sum of money from the Phillies, but reportedly left some cash on the table in order to sign with the team. According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, Wheeler turned down more money from the Chicago White Sox …

Zack Wheeler agrees to five-year deal with Phillies

The market for Zack Wheeler has been sizzling since the start of free agency, and as expected the right-hander has turned that into a massive contract. Wheeler has agreed to a five-year, $118 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, Ken …

Report: Zack Wheeler likely to get upwards of $100 million in free agency

If you want an indication of just how significant the free agent market could be for pitchers this winter, you need only look at the rumors surrounding the potential price tag of second-tier starter Zack Wheeler. According to Dan Hayes of The …

Report: White Sox are currently highest bidders for Zack Wheeler

Zack Wheeler is a hot-ticket item this offseason, and one club in particular appears to have pulled ahead in the race for his services, at least for now. Baseball writer Tim Ryder reported on Saturday that the Chicago White Sox are currently the …

Report: Zack Wheeler has interest from three teams

The New York Mets look poised to lose starting pitcher Zack Wheeler in free agency. According to Jon Morosi of MLB.com, Wheeler is likely to reject the Mets’ $17.8 million qualifying offer amid free agent interest elsewhere. Wheeler has …

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