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Zack Wheeler Had His Fingernail Fixed
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Zack Wheeler missed a start this summer because he got his fingernail caught in his pants and messed it up.
It had been a previous issue, something that dates back to junior high, but the nail came off in the summer incident, which resulted in him needing a procedure to “resection” the nail, which sounds painful. It’s the nail on his right middle finger and the Phillies say he’ll be ready for Spring Training.
Back in September, Matt Gelb of The Athletic shared this photo of the nail, which is a little gross, so I’ll space it down the page in case you don’t want to see it:
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https://twitter.com/mattgelb/status/1306369611978465280?s=21
Gross. It’s all taken care of now, so he should be good to go when pitchers and catchers report.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com