Wheeler throws 1 inning in 1st rehab start

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DETROIT — More than 17 months after last throwing a competitive pitch, Mets right-hander Zack Wheeler returned to the mound Saturday for an inning at Class A Advanced St. Lucie. Wheeler didn’t allow a hit but walked a batter and allowed one unearned run on 17 pitches, before a rain delay forced him from the game.

For Wheeler, simply returning to the mound was a victory. The first of Wheeler’s multiple setbacks from Tommy John surgery occurred in April, when he underwent a second procedure to …

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