Nova’s reached the finished line. Whitley’s a little more than a month into the process. “I couldn’t pick up my kid,” Whitley said. “I’m just now being able to pick him up pain-free.

Chase Whitley watched all of it. Standing at his own locker just a few feet from Nova's, Whitley held two fingers an inch and a half apart to show what it meant to him to see Nova return with a gem.

HOUSTON — Five days after designating Forrest Whitley for assignment, the Houston Astros traded baseball’s former top pitching prospect to the Tampa Bay Rays. The Astros will receive cash ...

That statement carries weight. Whitley is injury-free and coming off his best season in the minors. The first-round selection from the 2016 MLB Draft has had a tumultuous career, including a drug ...