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Wheeler remains on track for early July return
- Updated: May 23, 2016
WASHINGTON — A second operation now fully in his rearview, Zack Wheeler is back on a throwing progression that should put his return from Tommy John surgery around July 1. Wheeler on Monday threw off the slope of a mound for the first time since a minor procedure to remove a stitch from his arm.
Wheeler, who underwent Tommy John surgery in March 2015, had been throwing off the slope of a mound during Spring Training. Surgery to remove an undissolved stitch delayed him from advancing past that benchmark, but did not knock Wheeler off course from a potential July 1 return. He should advance to full bullpen sessions in the coming weeks.
“We had some …
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