New York Mets starting pitcher Zack Wheeler has undergone a series of injections to get back to full health following a stress reaction that cut his 2017 season short.
Wheeler told the New York Post that he was using the prescription medicine Forteo in an effort to strengthen the bone.
"You do a shot in your stomach every day for six months. It's not fun, but you got to do it,'' Wheeler told the Post. "They give it to people with brittle bones, osteoporosis. My arm feels great. I've been on the mound six times now, so if this helps me get to 30 starts, I'm all for it.