On Saturday, the Phillies released a statement saying that Wheeler was diagnosed with venous thoracic outlet syndrome and would undergo surgery in the coming weeks.

On one hand, you take the news at face value. This totally blows. There is no way the Phillies win a World Series without ...

Despite the severity of the situation, both the president of baseball operations, Dave Dombrowski, and Wheeler himself have ...

So the Phillies will soldier on. They will try to win the World Series without their Game 1 starter, their ace, the best pitcher in baseball since joining the Phils prior to the 2020 season. It is ...