Forrest Whitley's best and final chance to the majors with the Astros now appears to be in the bullpen as he is out of ...

Seventeen years later, Hottovy is the Cubs ’ pitching coach and Pressly is a two-time All-Star bringing a veteran presence to the back end of the bullpen. The two were reunited when Pressly waived his ...

Cubs reliever and ex-Astros closer Ryan Pressly joined Chicago in a trade from Houston late last month, which followed ...

Cubs pitching coach Tommy Hottovy has known Ryan Pressly since their days in the Red Sox's farm system 17 years ago. At the ...

MESA, Ariz. — Cubs reliever Ryan Pressly says he isn’t explicitly recruiting free-agent third baseman Alex Bregman, a former ...

With two of Bregman's former Houston Astros teammates on the roster in Pressly and Kyle Tucker, some members of the Cubs were ...

The Houston Astros reached a tentative agreement to trade Ryan Pressly to the Chicago Cubs, clearing the way for Alex Bregman to return to the Astros.

Tommy Hottovy, now entering his seventh season as the Chicago Cubs pitching coach, was working back from Tommy John surgery ...

Cubs pitcher Jameson Taillon paused, considered his answer and cracked a smile, eliciting some laughter from the group of ...

Ryan Pressly is the most decorated playoff reliever in Houston Astros' history, a former closer with 14 career postseason saves (most in franchise history and fifth most all-time) and a 17-inning ...

The saga between Ryan Pressly and the Astros could be reaching a breaking point. Houston asked its star reliever — and former closer — if he’d waive a full no-trade clause to approve a deal ...

Pressly has agreed to waive his no-trade clause, according to a person familiar with the situation, and there is an agreement in place between the teams, pending a review of medical records. The ...