Tyler White

Tyler White
White with the Houston Astros
Houston Astros – No. 13
First baseman
Born: (1990-10-29) October 29, 1990
Mooresboro, North Carolina
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 5, 2016, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
(through September 25, 2018)
Batting average .254
Home runs 23
Runs batted in 80
Teams

Brian Tyler White (born October 29, 1990) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

White played college baseball at Western Carolina University. He was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 33rd round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.[1] He spent his first professional season with the Gulf Coast Astros, Greeneville Astros and Tri-City ValleyCats. In 2014, he played for the Quad Cities River Bandits and Lancaster JetHawks. White started 2015 with the Corpus Christi Hooks and was later promoted to the Fresno Grizzlies of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League.[2][3]

The Astros invited White to spring training in 2016, and included him on their Opening Day roster.[4] He collected his first Major League hit off of Chasen Shreve. In his first six Major League games, he hit .556 (10 for 18) with 2 doubles, 3 home runs, 9 RBIs, a .597 on-base percentage and a 1.167 slugging percentage, and was awarded American League Player of the Week. He was sent down to the Astros Triple A Affiliate The Fresno Grizzlies on June 17, 2016.[5] He would play 85 games for the Astros in 2016, finishing with a .217 average, 8 home runs, and 28 RBI.

In 2017, White spent most of his time in the Minors, but still played 22 games with the Astros, compiling a .279 batting average, 3 home runs, and 10 RBI. The Astros finished the year with a 101-61 record, and won the 2017 World Series.[6]

On August 29, 2018, White hit a walk-off home run against the Oakland Athletics. It was also the 81st total walk-off home run of the 2018 MLB season.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Julian Ridings, Tyler White Selected in 2013 MLB Draft". catamountsports.com. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  2. ↑ BILL MCDANIELThe Daily Courier (March 20, 2015). "Life on the Farm with White". The Digital Courier. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Fresno Grizzlies". fresnobee. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  4. ↑ http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20160328&content_id=169498992&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
  5. ↑ http://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/Astros-Tyler-White-earns-AL-Player-of-the-Week-7241607.php. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ McTaggart, Brian; Gurnick, Ken. "Houston Astros win 2017 World Series". MLB. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  7. ↑ https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-sets-single-season-walk-off-homer-record/c-292484692
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