Zach Wheeler received the support of the Philadelphia Phillies faithful as news surfaced Monday morning. The three-time All-Star will be out for the foreseeable future in an announcement that goes beyond the game of baseball.

Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in 2018, Raleigh was one of the first people Hoffman met as he transitioned from Texas A&M to the majors. Both Raleigh and Hoffman were in the same draft class. Both played together for the short-season Everett AquaSox the year they were drafted. Both started their journey to the majors in the Mariners farm system.

The Philadelphia Phillies took a major risk, letting both Jeff Hoffman and Carlos Estevez walk and replacing them with Jordan Romano and Joe Ross in the bullpen

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If you do not have a Roku device, click on The Roku Channel app on a Amazon Fire device, Samsung television or Google television. Once the channel appears, click on MLB Sunday Leadoff, go to the sports section and find the game or search for MLB Leadoff. Then click on the Phillies-Nationals game.

Rob Thomson answered a question regarding Zack Wheeler's health that Philadelphia Phillies fans have been wondering.

Cade Cavalli earned his first major league victory, James Wood hit a two-run double, and the Washington Nationals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0.

Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson made a notable Andrew Painter decision in the immediate aftermath of Zack Wheeler's diagnosis.