‘Rehab Ribs Night’: Lehigh Valley gears up for Zack Wheeler appearance, launches lighthearted promotion

Zack Wheeler will rehab with Triple-A Lehigh Valley. (Madeline Ressler/Phillies Nation)

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Beneath the white block letters of the blue nameplate put in place for Zack Wheeler — mislabeled as “Zach” above the locker set up for him — a white No. 45 jersey with an IronPigs mascot logo on the left sleeve hung inside the home clubhouse at Coca-Cola Park on Wednesday.

Wheeler, the veteran ace of the Philadelphia Phillies, has not thrown a pitch in a competitive game...