Zack Wheeler
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Zack Wheeler is a professional baseball pitcher who plays for the Philadelphia Phillies. He was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round of the 2009 MLB Draft and made his Major League debut in 2013 for... More
Zack Wheeler is a professional baseball pitcher who plays for the Philadelphia Phillies. He was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round of the 2009 MLB Draft and made his Major League debut in 2013 for the New York Mets. Throughout his career, Wheeler has shown his skills as a dominant pitcher with a powerful fastball and an impressive ability to strike out hitters.
After signing a 5-year, $118M deal with the Phillies in 2019, Wheeler elevated his game, finishing 2nd in NL Cy Young voting in 2021 and posting a sub-3.00 ERA in 2020, 2021, and 2022. In 2022, Wheeler’s electric arm helped carry the Phillies to the World Series for the first time since 2009. In 2023, he received his first Gold Glove Award.
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