Phillies’ Zack Wheeler took home his 'gross' surgically removed rib — here’s what he did with it

  • Posted on February 11, 2026
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Phillies’ Zack Wheeler took home his 'gross' surgically removed rib — here’s what he did with it

Zack Wheeler appears to be a fan of spare ribs. The Phillies ace and former Mets starter revealed Wednesday that he kept a rib that doctors removed during a September procedure on his right shoulder. Wheeler hit the injured list last August with a blood clot in his “upper extremity” near the right shoulder before being diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome. The 35-year-old ultimately underwent two separate procedures. “You have to do a bunch...
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