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Rondell White | |
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Minnesota Twins – No. 24 | |
Outfielder | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
debut | |
September 1, 1993, for the Montreal Expos | |
Career statistics (through 2007 season) | |
Batting average | .284 |
Runs batted in | 768 |
Home runs | 198 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
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Rondell Bernard White (born February 23, 1972 in Milledgeville, Georgia) is an outfielder and designated hitter in Major League Baseball and currently is on the Minnesota Twins. His career batting average is .284 and his career slugging percentage is .465.
Draft/current career
Drafted by the Montreal Expos with the 24th overall pick in the 1990 draft, White played there from 1993-2000. He also has 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). He has signed a contract to stay with the Twins through 2007.
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 was selected to the USA Today and Collegiate Baseball All-America squads that year. During his final four seasons with the Expos, he purchased 200 tickets for each Sunday home game for underprivileged children in the Montreal area.
See also
External links
- 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).
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference
- Baseball-Almanac.com - statistics page
- Baseball left fielder stubs
- Major league players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- National League All-Stars
- Detroit Tigers players
- Montreal Expos players
- Chicago Cubs players
- New York Yankees players
- San Diego Padres players
- Kansas City Royals players
- American baseball players
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Minnesota Twins players
- Baseball players who have hit for the cycle
- People from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Major league left fielders
- Major league center fielders
- African American sportspeople