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Zack Wheeler's Spite Fuels a Pitching Surge

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Source: Defector
Zack Wheeler's Spite Fuels a Pitching Surge
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TL;DR

Left off the All-Star roster, Zack Wheeler responded with a dominant performance, striking out 14 to tie a career high and publicly calling the selection process 'BS', then declined the later invitation but proceeded to six scoreless innings in his next start, lowering his ERA to 2.13 as his 'spite' appears to sharpen his pitching.

Topics:sportsmlb#all-star-game#baseball#mlb#spite#zack-wheeler
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  2. Zack Wheeler rejects All-Star Game invite after snubs: 'Not gonna be the fifth option'  ESPN
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  4. Zack Wheeler expresses frustration over All-Star snub after striking out 14 Reds: 'I feel like I've earned it'  Yahoo Sports
  5. Zack Wheeler’s agent criticizes MLB for All-Star snub of Phillies pitcher - The Athletic  The New York Times

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