Rondell White

Infobox MLB retired
name=Rondell White
position=Outfielder
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1972|2|23
city-state|Milledgeville|Georgia
debutdate=September 1
debutyear=by|1993
debutteam=Montreal Expos
finaldate=September 30
finalyear=by|2007
finalteam=Minnesota Twins
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.284
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=198
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=768
teams=
* Montreal Expos (by|1993-by|2000)
* Chicago Cubs (by|2000-by|2001)
* New York Yankees (by|2002)
* San Diego Padres (by|2003)
* Kansas City Royals (by|2003)
* Detroit Tigers (by|2004-by|2005)
* Minnesota Twins (by|2006-by|2007)
highlights=
* All-Star selection (2003)

Rondell Bernard White (born February 23, 1972 in Milledgeville, Georgia) is a former outfielder and designated hitter in Major League Baseball. His career batting average was .284 and his career slugging percentage was .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 was 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 by|1990 draft, White played there from by|1993-by|2000. He also played for the Chicago Cubs (2000-by|2001), New York Yankees (by|2002), San Diego Padres (by|2003), Kansas City Royals (2003), Detroit Tigers (by|2004-by|2005), and Minnesota Twins (by|2006-by|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.

ee also

* Top 500 home run hitters of all time
* Hitting for the cycle

External links

* [http://www.publicradio.org/columns/minnesota/baseball/archive/2006/09/for_white_admit.php For White, admitting the problem was the toughest step (Minnesota Public Radio)]
* [http://www.publicradio.org/columns/minnesota/baseball/archive/2006/07/a_trip_to_the_m.php Has the real Rondell White finally arrived? (Minnesota Public Radio)]
* [http://www.publicradio.org/columns/minnesota/baseball/archive/2006/05/rondell_white_t.php Season's 1st AB sets tone for Rondell White (Minnesota Public Radio)]
* [http://www.royalsreview.com/2008/8/21/592530/remembering-rondell-white Remembering Rondell White (Royals Review)]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=whitero02 Baseball-Almanac.com] - statistics page