Zack Wheeler Is Ready For Opening Day, And The Phillies' Ace Has A New Pitch To Play With

By Jeff Kerr, CBS Philadelphia

Updated on: March 25, 2024 T

CLEARWATER, Fla. (CBS) - Zack Wheeler already has a repertoire of pitches he can use in any given start, but the Opening Day starter for the Philadelphia Phillies is working on a new pitch that has been progressing as spring training draws to a close.

Just call it a split finger. That's what Wheeler is calling his new pitch.

"I never got the split change," Wheeler, who signed a three-year, $126 million contract extension earlier in spring training, said. "The fastball is just a split, whatever the [velocity] is."

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