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Zack Wheeler: Don’t make me jinx first start since 2015

PORT ST. LUCIE — Zack Wheeler didn’t feel like chatting about his first outing in nearly two years.

“I’ll talk to you after the start,” Wheeler said in front of his locker Thursday.

At this point, there’s not much else for him to say. He just needs to pitch.

On the same day Matt Harvey makes his second start of the spring at First Data Field as he tries to get over a stiff neck, Wheeler will be at Champion Stadium in Kissimmee, Fla., facing the Braves on Friday.

Wheeler last appeared in a major league game in March 2015.