Rondell White
| Rondell White | |||
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White with the Minnesota Twins
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| Left fielder / Center fielder | |||
| Born: February 23, 1972 Milledgeville, Georgia |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 1, 1993, for the Montreal Expos | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 30, 2007, for the Minnesota Twins | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .284 | ||
| Home runs | 198 | ||
| Runs batted in | 768 | ||
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| Career highlights and awards | |||
Rondell Bernard White (born February 23, 1972) is a former outfielder and designated hitter in Major League Baseball. His career batting average was .284 and his career slugging percentage was .462.
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Pre-Major League Baseball career
White is a 1990 graduate of Jones County High School in Gray, Georgia, where he played baseball and basketball. He was the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Player of the Year in 1990 and was also selected to the USA Today and Collegiate Baseball All-America squads that year.
Professional career
Drafted by the Montreal Expos with the 24th overall pick in the 1990 draft, White played there from 1993-2000. He was traded to the Chicago Cubs for Scott Downs on July 31, 2000.[1] He played for the team until 2001. On December 17, 2001 he signed a two-year deal with the New York Yankees.[2] On March 19, 2003 he was traded from the Yankees to the San Diego Padres for Bubba Trammell and Mark Phillips.[3] That year he made his first career All-Star team. On August 26, 2003 he was traded to the Kansas City Royals for Chris Tierney and Brian Sanches.[4] After the season he became a free agent and signed with the Detroit Tigers.[5] After two seasons with the Tigers, he signed with the Minnesota Twins on December 22, 2005.[6] He finished his career in 2007 with a career .284/.336/.462 batting line with 198 home runs and 768 runs batted in.
On December 13, 2007, White was mentioned in the Mitchell Report in connection to steroids.[7]
See also
References
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- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs
- Baseball-Almanac.com - statistics page
- ↑ Cubs give up Downs to acquire White
- ↑ Yankees sign outfielder Rondell White
- ↑ Padres acquire White from Yankees
- ↑ Royals deal for Rondell White
- ↑ Worldly White looking to settle down with Tigers
- ↑ Minnesota looking to add pop on offense with White
- ↑ Retired Twins OF Rondell White implicated in Mitchell Report
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- 1972 births
- Living people
- Major League Baseball left fielders
- Major League Baseball center fielders
- Major League Baseball designated hitters
- Detroit Tigers players
- Montreal Expos players
- Chicago Cubs players
- New York Yankees players
- San Diego Padres players
- Kansas City Royals players
- Minnesota Twins players
- National League All-Stars
- Baseball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- African-American baseball players
- Fort Myers Miracle players
- Gulf Coast Expos players
- Gulf Coast Twins players
- Harrisburg Senators players
- Ottawa Lynx players
- Rochester Red Wings players
- Sumter Flyers players
- West Palm Beach Expos players
- West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx players
- People from Milledgeville, Georgia
- People from Gray, Georgia
