Mets starting pitcher Zack Wheeler will not pitch in Saturday's Grapefruit League game against the Nationals due to "elbow tenderness" and a blister under his fingernail, according to Newsday and the New York Post.
According to ESPN, Wheeler will not undergo an MRI. Tyler Pill will take the hill in Wheeler's place on Saturday. General manager Sandy Alderson told reporters Wheeler's elbow issue is not considered to be major.
Wheeler allowed two runs on two hits, two walks and two hit batters in 1 1/2 innings during his first start of the spring on Monday. He went 11-11, with a 3.54 ERA in 32 starts for the Mets last year.