Eli White

Elijah Thomas White (born June 26, 1994) is an American professional baseball utility player for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Eli White
White with the Nashville Sounds in 2019
Texas Rangers – No. 41
Utility player
Born: (1994-06-26) June 26, 1994
Greenville, South Carolina
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 1, 2020, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.188
Home runs0
Runs batted in3
Teams

Career

White attended Wren High School in Piedmont, South Carolina.[1] He was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 26th round of the 2013 MLB draft but did not sign.[2] He attended Clemson University and played college baseball for the Tigers.[3] He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 37th round of the 2015 MLB draft, but again did not sign and returned to Clemson.[4] White played for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod League during the summer of 2015.[5] After his junior season, he was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 11th round of the 2016 MLB draft and signed for a $100,000 signing bonus.[6]

Oakland Athletics

White spent his first professional season with the Arizona League Athletics and Vermont Lake Monsters, hitting .275 with two home runs and 25 RBIs in 56 games.[7][8] He played for the Stockton Ports in 2017, hitting .270 with four home runs and 36 RBIs in 115 games.[8] In 2018, he played for the Midland RockHounds,[9] slashing .306/.388/.450 with nine home runs, 55 RBIs, and 18 stolen bases in 130 games.[8][10] After the 2018 season, he played in the Arizona Fall League for the Mesa Solar Sox.[11]

Texas Rangers

On December 21, 2018, the Rangers acquired White from the Athletics as part of a three team deal in which the Rangers also acquired Kyle Bird, Yoel Espinal, Brock Burke, and $750,000 of international signing bonus pool space, the Rays acquired Emilio Pagán, Rollie Lacy and a competitive balance pick in the 2019 MLB draft, and the Athletics acquired Jurickson Profar.[12]

In 2019, White played for the Nashville Sounds of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League.[13] White's season ended early on August 20, when he suffered a shoulder injury after crashing into an outfield wall.[14] White produced a .253/.320/.418/.738 slash line with 14 home runs and 43 RBI over 116 games in 2019.[15][8]

References
  1. Dan Hope (June 19, 2016). "Eli White ready for professional baseball journey". Independent Mail. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  2. Dan Zielinski III (January 25, 2016). "Clemson's Eli White eyes success". The 3rd Man In. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  3. Will Vandervort (June 12, 2016). "White says he's turning pro". The Clemson Insider. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  4. Staff reports (July 29, 2015). "Clemson: Schmidt, White will be back with baseball team". The State. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  5. "Cape Cod Baseball League: Brewster walks off in 10th". Cape Cod Times. June 19, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  6. Will Vandervort (June 11, 2016). "White picked No. 322 in MLB Draft". The Clemson Insider. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  7. Donald Moore (August 23, 2016). "Q&A with Oakland A's 11th-rnd pick Eli White". 247Sports.com. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  8. "Eli White Player Page". MLB.com. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  9. Will Korn (June 16, 2018). "ROCKHOUNDS: All-Star Eli White brings plenty of hustle to Midland". Midland Reporter-Telegram. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  10. Melissa Lockard (July 18, 2018). "A's minor league hitting coordinator Jim Eppard on Lazarito's development, Eli White's breakthrough and much more". The Athletic. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  11. Mike Rosenbaum. "Eli White, Athletics in Arizona Fall League". MLB.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  12. T.R. Sullivan (December 21, 2018). "Rangers deal Profar to A's in 3-team trade". MLB.com. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  13. "Wisdom, Pelham, Tocci optioned by Texas Rangers". msn.com. March 15, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  14. Evan Grant (August 25, 2019). "Different approach, same results. The walls are closing in on Rangers' struggling 2B Rougned Odor". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  15. Brian Stultz (December 16, 2019). "Huff, Bahr headline Rangers prospects". MiLB.com. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
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