Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Zack Wheeler will skip his scheduled start Sunday and use the upcoming All-Star break to recover from nagging back issues.
Wheeler left his last start, a 10-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday, after five innings because of back spasms. After the game, he said he had been dealing with the back issue for weeks.
The 34-year-old had an MRI on Wednesday that showed no structural damage.
\"We\'re going to be precautionary,\" manager Rob Thomson said. \"We\'ll line him up coming out of the break. We haven\'t lined it up exactly yet, but we\'ll make sure to take care of him.\"
Wheeler wasn\'t going to pitch in the All-Star Game on Tuesday night because he was originally scheduled to start Sunday. There has been no word on whether he plans to fly down to Texas for the festivities.
Via Associated Press