American baseball player (born 1997)
Baseball player
Charles Forrest Whitley
(born September 15, 1997) is an American
professional baseball
pitcher
for the
Houston Astros
of
Major League Baseball
(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
Career
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Amateur career
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Whitley attended
Alamo Heights High School
in
San Antonio, Texas
. In the summer prior to his senior year he was a member of the
18-and-under national team
that won the
World Cup
.
[1]
Whitley threw a
no-hitter
with 14
strikeouts
in a game during his senior year.
[2]
[3]
Professional career
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The
Houston Astros
selected Whitley in the first round, with the 17th overall selection, in the
2016 Major League Baseball draft
.
[4]
He was committed to
Florida State University
to play
college baseball
, but instead decided to sign with the Astros.
[5]
He was assigned on July 13, 2016 to the
Gulf Coast Astros
of the
Rookie-level
Gulf Coast League
,
[6]
and was later promoted to the
Greeneville Astros
of the Rookie-level
Appalachian League
. In
18
+
2
⁄
3
innings pitched between both teams, he posted a 1-2 record and a 4.82
earned run average
(ERA).
Whitley began the 2017 season with the
Quad Cities River Bandits
of the
Single-A
Midwest League
and received promotions to the
Buies Creek Astros
of the
High-A
Carolina League
in July,
[7]
and to the
Corpus Christi Hooks
of the
Double-A
Texas League
in August.
[8]
In 23 total games (18 starts) between the three teams, he pitched to a combined 5-4 record and 2.83 ERA with 143 strikeouts in
92
+
1
⁄
3
innings pitched.
[9]
On February 21, 2018, Whitley was suspended 50 games for violating MLB's drug prevention and treatment program.
[10]
He recorded a 3.76 ERA in 8 starts for Corpus Christi that season. The Astros invited Whitley to
spring training
in 2019,
[11]
and he began the season with the
Round Rock Express
of the
Class AAA
Pacific Coast League
.
[12]
He was selected to play in the
Arizona Fall League
for the
Peoria Javelinas
following the season.
[13]
The Astros added Whitley to their 40-man roster after the
2020
season.
[14]
On March 10, 2021, it was announced that Whitley would undergo
ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction
, more commonly known as Tommy John surgery, and miss the 2021 season as a result.
[15]
Whitley began a rehabilitation assignment on June 16,
2022
with the
Florida Complex League (FCL) Astros
. He delivered 38 pitches across two innings, allowed three runs and averaged 96 miles per hour (154 km/h) on his
fastball
versus the
FCL Nationals
. It was his first competition in professional baseball since September 2, 2019.
[16]
He ended the season appearing in a total of 13 games split between the FCL Astros, Single-A
Fayetteville Woodpeckers
, and Triple-A
Sugar Land Space Cowboys
, posting a cumulative 0-2 record and 6.53 ERA with 45 strikeouts in 40.0 innings pitched.
Whitley was optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land to begin the
2023
season.
[17]
In 8 appearances (6 starts), he registered a 1?2 record and 5.70 ERA with 32 strikeouts in 30.0 innings pitched. On June 2, Whitley was ruled out for 3?4 months after being diagnosed with a
lat
strain.
[18]
After spending much of spring training battling finger inflammation, the Astros again optioned Whitley to Sugar Land to begin the 2024 season.
[19]
On April 16, 2024, the Astros promoted Whitley to the major leagues for the first time.
[20]
See also
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References
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Campbell, David (June 8, 2016).
"College Station to face one of state's best pitchers in Whitley"
.
The Bryan-College Station Eagle
. Retrieved
April 15,
2019
.
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Champ, Mark (May 14, 2016).
"No-hit loss to Alamo Heights ends McCallum's season"
.
Austin American-Statesman
. Retrieved
April 15,
2019
.
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Davis, Danny.
"Georgetown takes its shot at dealing Alamo Heights ace a..."
Austin American-Statesman
. Retrieved
April 15,
2019
.
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Staff, By Kevin Lyttle ? American-Statesman.
"Forrest Whitley, pitching in Class 5A semis, could be Astros'..."
- ^
"Alamo Heights' Whitley remains calm in busy time"
. June 7, 2016.
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"Gulf Coast League Transactions"
.
MiLB.com
. Retrieved
July 14,
2016
.
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"Whitley fans career-high 10 for Buies Creek"
.
MiLB.com
. Retrieved
April 15,
2019
.
- ^
"Astros promote Whitley, Perez to Hooks"
.
MiLB.com
. Retrieved
April 15,
2019
.
- ^
"Forrest Whitley Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball"
. MiLB.com
. Retrieved
November 17,
2017
.
- ^
"Astros' top prospect Forrest Whitley suspended for drug violation"
. Houston Chronicle. February 21, 2018
. Retrieved
February 21,
2018
.
- ^
"Astros Forrest Whitley:Receives spring training invite"
. Rotowire Staff
. Retrieved
December 15,
2018
.
- ^
"Forrest Whitley may become an Astro sooner than later"
. kvue.com. April 10, 2019
. Retrieved
April 15,
2019
.
- ^
"Arizona Fall League rosters revealed"
.
MLB.com
.
- ^
"San Antonio native Forrest Whitley among players added to Astros' 40-man roster"
. November 20, 2020.
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"Tommy John Surgery fecommended for Astros' Forrest Whitley"
.
MLB Trade Rumors
. March 10, 2021
. Retrieved
March 10,
2021
.
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Rome, Chandler (June 16, 2022).
"Forrest Whitley, former top Astros pitching prospect, begins rehab assignment"
.
Houston Chronicle
. Retrieved
June 18,
2022
.
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"Astros' Forrest Whitley: Sent to minor-league camp"
.
CBSSports.com
. Retrieved
March 12,
2023
.
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"Astros' Forrest Whitley: To miss 3-to-4 months"
.
CBSSports.com
. Retrieved
June 2,
2023
.
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"Astros' Forrest Whitley: Sent to minor-league camp"
.
cbssports.com
. Retrieved
March 12,
2024
.
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"Astros calling up former top pitching prospect Forrest Whitley"
.
theathletic.com
. Retrieved
April 16,
2024
.
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