Philadelphia Phillies Name Zack Wheeler Opening Day Starter Vs. Atlanta Braves

By Tom Ignudo and Tom Dougherty, CBS Philadelphia

March 18, 2024

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The Philadelphia Phillies named Zack Wheeler as the team's starter for Opening Day against the Atlanta Braves on Thursday, March 28 at Citizens Bank Park.

It will be Wheeler's first Opening Day start in a Phillies uniform and end fellow starting pitcher Aaron Nola's streak of six straight Opening Day starts.

Wheeler, who will turn 34 in May, is coming off another dominant season in Philly after the team fell short in the National League Championship Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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