Phillies star says 'BS rule' is keeping him from being named All-Star in front of home crowd

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler missed the archetypal fewer weeks of the play recovering from thoracic outlet syndrome, but the mode he's looked connected the mound, nary 1 could person ever guessed it.

The 36-year-old is pitching similar an All-Star, but helium has not yet been named one, and Wheeler thinks a "BS rule" is the result.

In 14 starts, Wheeler is pitching to a 2.28 ERA (22 earned runs/87.0 innings pitched) and a 0.908 WHIP. Both would beryllium vocation bests. Wheeler is conscionable 5 innings shy of qualifying for the ERA rubric (one inning per squad crippled played, truthful fundamentally 162 innings), but among pitchers with astatine slightest 80 innings nether their belt, his ERA is the sixth-lowest.

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Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler throws against the Cincinnati Reds successful the 2nd inning astatine Great American Ball Park. (Aaron Doster/Imagn Images)

However, it isn't the wounded that is keeping the Philadelphia Phillies pitcher from playing the Midsummer Classic successful his location ballpark but alternatively his pitching schedule, helium said.

"It p----- maine off. It’s benignant of BS, so. Maybe if I wasn’t needfully close successful there, I wouldn’t beryllium saying this, but I consciousness similar I’ve earned it, and conscionable due to the fact that I transportation connected a definite day, I can’t transportation successful the All-Star Game oregon adjacent beryllium determination oregon get the designation for it..." Wheeler told reporters connected Tuesday.

"I deliberation it's benignant of conscionable a BS rule, conscionable due to the fact that I transportation connected a definite day, I get punished for it, I guess."

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Zack Wheeler throws to the Texas Rangers successful the 2nd inning of a shot crippled Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, successful Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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Wheeler tossed 7 innings of one-run shot portion striking retired 14 Cincinnati Reds connected Tuesday, which would enactment him up to commencement Sunday connected mean rest, 2 days earlier the All-Star Game.

"The 2nd and 3rd days (of rest) are erstwhile I usually propulsion my bullpen," Wheeler said, noting that helium would person been good to transportation an inning successful the All-Star Game, arsenic astir pitchers bash anyway.

Pitching schedules person determined who is disposable for the Midsummer Classic, but it's not known whether they person strictly determined All-Star selections.

According to idiosyncratic acquainted with the enactment process, the bulk of All-Star pitching selections are made done a associated process betwixt MLB and the MLB Players Association, with players and coaches selecting 5 starting pitchers successful each league earlier MLB fills respective of the remaining roster spots. Jacob Misiorowski, Cristopher Sánchez, Chris Sale, Chase Burns and Paul Skenes were selected done that process.

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Zack Wheeler (45) throws a transportation against the New York Mets successful the 2nd inning astatine Citizens Bank Park. (Kyle Ross/Imagn Images)

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Players person been snubbed successful the past owed to MLB's regularisation that astatine slightest 1 subordinate from each squad indispensable beryllium represented.

All-Stars were announced earlier this week, but much reserves could beryllium added, with galore determined by availability for the game.

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