PHILADELPHIA – The Phillies announced Sunday that pitchers Zack Wheeler and Zach Eflin have been placed on the COVID-19 list, which is reserved for players who have tested positive for, displayed symptoms of, or have been identified as having COVID-19. close contacts of someone with the virus.
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None of them will travel with the team to Seattle after Sunday’s doubleheader against the Mets, leaving the Phillies without two-fifths of their rotation.
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The Phillies don’t have anyone scheduled to start Wednesday in Seattle or Thursday in Los Angeles unless Eflin or Wheeler (or both) are given the green light to return.
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“I hope so,” Phillies manager Joe Girardi said.
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Eflin already visited the COVID-19 list last season, and MLB.com reported then that the right-hander was fully vaccinated. But in Wheeler’s case, it is not known if he has received any vaccinations.
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“We will find a way,” Girardi said. “One of them could come back. He just has to wait and see what happens”.
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