Rondell White
| Rondell White | |
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| Left fielder / Center fielder | |
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Born: February 23, 1972 Milledgeville, Georgia | |
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| September 1, 1993 for the Montreal Expos | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 30, 2007 for the Minnesota Twins | |
| Career 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 currently stands at .284 and his career slugging percentage is .462.
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.
Draft/major league career
Drafted by the Montreal Expos with the 24th overall pick in the 1990 draft, White played there from 1993-2000. He also played for the Chicago Cubs (2000-2001), New York Yankees (2002), San Diego Padres (2003), Kansas City Royals (2003), Detroit Tigers (2004-2005), and Minnesota Twins (2006-2007).
During his final four seasons with the Expos, he purchased 200 tickets for each Sunday home game for underprivileged children in the Montreal area.
On December 13, 2007, White was mentioned in the Mitchell Report in connection to steroids. He currently resides in Gray, Georgia
See also
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
- For White, admitting the problem was the toughest step (Minnesota Public Radio)
- Has the real Rondell White finally arrived? (Minnesota Public Radio)
- Season's 1st AB sets tone for Rondell White (Minnesota Public Radio)
- Remembering Rondell White (Royals Review)
- Baseball-Almanac.com - statistics page
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