Originally selected by the Oakland Athletics in the third round of the 1985 MLB draft, Whitehurt became a member of the Mets organization when he was part of a three-team trade that took place on December 11, 1987.

The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Bob Welch and Matt Young to the Athletics, and Jack Savage to the Mets.

Whitehurst was released by the Red Sox in July, but picked up by the Toronto Blue Jays a short time later.

After the 1995 season-a year in which he saw no major league action-he was granted free agency and picked up by the Montreal Expos.

In June 1996, Whitehurst was selected off waivers from the Expos by the New York Yankees, and he started two games with them, winning one and losing one.

He coached the Arizona League Padres in 2004, the Eugene Emeralds in 2005 and 2006, the Fort Wayne Wizards in 2007, and the Lake Elsinore Storm in 2008.

[1] Whitehurst has left the ranks of coaching professional baseball and is currently living in Houma and working as a salesman in the oil and gas Industry.