Jon Wilhite

Jon Wilhite survived a horrific car crash and three grueling months of rehabilitation to reach the Coliseum mound on Saturday. His ceremonial first pitch sailed high and true to Kurt Suzuki, the former college teammate who has become Wilhite's biggest fan. "It's amazing to be on the same field with him again," said Suzuki, the Oakland Athletics catcher. "It's just playing catch, like the old days." Wilhite's appearance before the A's game against the Los Angeles Angels was the highlight of an emotional weekend for the two teams that met in Anaheim on April 9, a few hours before Angels rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart ... Read Full Story

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A 22-year-old California man pleaded innocent to three counts of second-degree murder on Monday stemming from the car crash that killed Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two of his companions. Andrew Thomas Gallo, who is being held in lieu of $2 million bail, entered his not guilty pleas during a brief hearing in Orange County Superior Court and was ordered to return on July 31. His attorney, Randall Longwith, said after the hearing that he would seek to have the trial moved elsewhere. "Generally the emotion here, it's so heated," Longwith told reporters. "The threats are coming to ... Read Full Story

Nick Adenhart, Henry Pearson left us too soon The news about 22 year old Angel’s pitcher, Nick Adenhart, shook the baseball world Thursday. We tend to put our athletes, movie stars and other celebrities up on a pedestal. It’s almost as if we value their lives against a different metric than our own. That’s exactly why the news focused around Adenhart was so surreal. After all, we just watched him pitch last night, looking like the epitome of virility. But, tragically there were two other young lives lost early Thursday morning in Fullerton, California. Courtney Frances Stewart, who was only 20 years old, and ... Read Full Story

New York Daily News Adenhart crash survivor improving MLB.com By John Schlegel / MLB.com Jon Wilhite, the only surviving passenger from the car in which Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart was killed early Thursday morning, was upgraded Saturday from critical to serious condition at UC Irvine Medical Center. Video: First Person: Remembering Nick Adenhart The Associated Press Angel Stadium Turns Into a Shrine for Adenhart New York Times New York Daily News  - NBC Los Angeles  - Boston Globe  - Los Angeles Times all 3,563 news articles Read Full Story

Former Cal State Fullerton baseball player Jon Wilhite was a back seat passenger in a silver Mitsubishi that was struck by a mini-van around 12:30 AM April 9, 2009. Driver and Cal State Fullerton cheerleader Courtney Stewart , 20, Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart , 22, and Manhattan Beach resident Henry Pearson, 25, were all killed in the crash. Scene of the crash. (From knx1070.com) The mini-van that struck the car was driven by Andrew Gallo , 22, who then fled the scene. He was soon found and arrested on charges of DUI and felony hit-and-run. He may face more charges as police investigate the ... Read Full Story