Is Zack Wheeler set on retiring after next year? ‘It’s still up in the air,’ Phillies ace says on radio

Will Zack Wheeler retire after 2027? (Madeline Ressler/Phillies Nation)

Phillies ace Zack Wheeler hadn’t been too shy about his plans to retire once his contract is up at the end of next season. But based on his comments during an interview on SportsRadio 94 WIP on Thursday, there still might be a world where he pitches beyond 2027.

“I never want to say never,” Wheeler said on WIP’s “Midday Show” with Joe Giglio and Hugh Douglas. “But it’s still up in the air.”

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