Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Zack Wheeler was approached by Major League Baseball to be added to the National League All-Star Game roster as a replacement player.
He declined it.
Wheeler, who is scheduled to start on Sunday against the Detroit Tigers and Tarik Skubal, told reporters in Detroit on Saturday, July 11, that he did not want to be the "fifth choice" and felt "disrespected" by being left off the roster initially.
"Because they disrespected me," Wheeler said on Saturday, according to NBC Sports Philadelphia. "So I’m just not gonna participate in that thing."
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