No ligament damage, but Wheeler shut down

PHOENIX — Zack Wheeler has been shut down for two weeks and he might not pitch again this season.

On Wednesday, the Mets right-hander was diagnosed with a mild flexor strain in his right arm by Dr. James Andrews. An MRI showed no damage to Wheeler’s ligament.

“We started out the year very confident that sometime in July he would be back,” Mets manager Terry Collins said. “Then as the summer proceeded on and he never felt comfortable, especially in the last month when it seemed that every time he got on the mound, all of sudden there was discomfort. We had to realize that this may not be what we thought was going to happen.”

Mets assistant general manager John Ricco acknowledged that the “clock is certainly ticking” on Wheeler’s season, but stopped short of saying the pitcher is done for the year. What’s certain is that Wheeler will receive an injection and the club will re-evaluate in a couple of weeks.

“The good news is that the ligament was intact and no problems there,” Ricco said. “The muscle strain was the cause of some of the elbow soreness.”

Wheeler underwent …

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