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Whitley completes journey back from Tommy John
- Updated: September 11, 2016
NEW YORK — It didn’t feel real to Chase Whitley until he ran out of the bullpen. Past Steven Souza Jr. Past Logan Forsythe. Right on to a Major League pitching mound for the first time in 486 days.
Whitley had been with the Rays all season. He’d reported to the home games early like everyone else, rehabbing and working for a return. He’d been with the Rays, but on Sunday, he actually showed up in a box score in his team’s 4-2 win over the Yankees at Yankee Stadium. He wore a jersey that he’d actually play in. A moment he’d been desperately waiting for since having Tommy John surgery in 2015.
“I’ve been around the whole season, but now to actually compete with the guys,” Whitley said. “Now you form that brotherhood of being able to get out there and perform together.”
The righty pitcher threw two innings — a perfect sixth and a strong seventh — allowing only one unearned run. His next appearance will likely not come for another four or five …
