Rondell Bernard White (born February 23, 1972) is an American former professional

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player. He played in

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as an

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and

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. In addition to being a solid defensive player, White also had a batting average of .300 or higher for four consecutive seasons from 1998 to 2001.

Pre-Major League Baseball career

White is a 1990 graduate of Jones County High School in

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, where he played

and

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. He was the

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's Player of the Year in 1990 and was also selected to the ''

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'' and Collegiate Baseball All-America squads that year.

Professional baseball career

White was drafted by the

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as the 24th overall pick in the first round of 1990 Major League Baseball draft as a compensation pick from the

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for signing

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. White played in the Expos'

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system for four years from 1990 to 1994. In 1993, White posted an impressive .380 batting average in 42 games for the

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of the

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, earning him a promotion to the Expos. He made his major league debut on September 1,

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at the age of 21. On June 11,

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, White had the best game of his career when he

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and had 6

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in 7

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s during a thirteen-

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game against the

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. He became the fourth Expos player in team history to hit for the cycle (preceded by

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on April 22,

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on July 20,

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, and

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on August 16,

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). He had two

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, two doubles, an extra-inning triple, and a

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. In 1997, White hit a career-high 28 home runs for the Expos. He also led the

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center fielders with 379

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s and 3

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s and finished the 1997 season ranked second in the league with a 2.7 Defensive Wins Above Replacement (WAR). On July 31,

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, the Expos traded White to the

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for Scott Downs. After playing two seasons for the Cubs, he signed a two-year deal with the

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on December 17, 2001. On March 19,

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he was traded from the Yankees to the

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for Bubba Trammell and Mark Phillips. That year he was named as a reserve player for the National League team in the 2003 All-Star Game. On August 26,

he was traded to the

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for Chris Tierney and Brian Sanches. He ended the 2003 season with a career-high 87 runs batted in between the two teams. After the season, he became a free agent and signed with the

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. After two seasons with the Tigers, he signed with the

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on December 22, 2005. White played in his final major league game on September 30, 2007, at the age of 35.

Career statistics

In a fifteen-year major league career, White played in 1,474

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, accumulating 1,519

in 5,357

s for a .284 career batting average along with 198 home runs, 768

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and an

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of .336. He led the league in

s in 1997, twice led the league in

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as an outfielder and retired with a .989 fielding percentage as a

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and a .985 fielding percentage as a

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, and overall with a .987

. On December 13, 2007, White was mentioned in the

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in connection to

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.Retired Twins OF Rondell White implicated in Mitchell Report
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* : {{DEFAULTSORT:White, Rondell 1972 births Living people African-American baseball players American expatriate baseball players in Canada Baseball players from Georgia (U.S. state) Chicago Cubs players Detroit Tigers players Fort Myers Miracle players Gulf Coast Expos players Gulf Coast Twins players Harrisburg Senators players Kansas City Royals players Major League Baseball center fielders Major League Baseball designated hitters Major League Baseball left fielders Minnesota Twins players Montreal Expos players National League All-Stars New York Yankees players Ottawa Lynx players People from Gray, Georgia Sportspeople from Milledgeville, Georgia Rochester Red Wings players San Diego Padres players Sumter Flyers players West Palm Beach Expos players West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx players 21st-century African-American sportsmen 20th-century African-American sportsmen

Pre-Major League Baseball career

Professional baseball career

Career statistics

See also

References

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