Evan White (baseball)

Evan McKee White (born April 26, 1996) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball with the Kentucky Wildcats.

Evan White
Seattle Mariners – No. 12
First baseman
Born: (1996-04-26) April 26, 1996
Columbus, Ohio
Bats: Right Throws: Left

Career

White attended Lincoln High School in Gahanna, Ohio and the University of Kentucky where he played college baseball for the Wildcats.[1][2]

As a freshman, White started all 52 games and hit .318/.369/.410 with two home runs and 28 runs batted in (RBI).[3] As a sophomore in 2016, White started all 54 games, hitting .376/.419./.535 with five home runs and 40 RBI.[4] After the season, he played for the United States collegiate national team.[5]

Considered one of the top prospects for the 2017 Major League Baseball draft,[6][7] the Seattle Mariners selected White with the 17th overall selection.[8] After signing, he was assigned to the Everett AquaSox where he posted a .277 batting average with three home runs, 12 RBIs and a .877 OPS in 14 games.[9] In 2018, White played with the Modesto Nuts and the Tacoma Rainers, slashing a combined .300/.371/.453 with 11 home runs and 66 RBIs in 124 games.[10] He spent 2019 with the Arkansas Travelers,[11] batting .293/.350/.488 with 18 home runs and 55 RBIs over 92 games. White was named to the 2019 All-Star Futures Game.[12]

On November 25, 2019, White signed a six-year major league contract (with three club options) with the Mariners.[13]

References
  1. White, Blankenship busy honing crafts
  2. "Jamie Vaught: All-American infielder White fueling Wildcats' surge to the top of NCAA baseball rankings - NKyTribune".
  3. "Is Evan White The Best First Baseman This Season?".
  4. "Evan White Brings Unique Profile To First".
  5. Goins, Matt. "UK baseball's Evan White to play for Collegiate National Team". kentucky.
  6. "MLB.com 2017 Prospect Watch". Major League Baseball.
  7. "Jamie Vaught: Cats' star Evan White among large group of SEC performers hoping to be called in draft". 25 April 2017.
  8. http://m.mariners.mlb.com/news/article/235914558/mariners-take-evan-white-in-first-round/?topicId=27118402
  9. "Evan White Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  10. "Evan White Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  11. https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2019-milb-opening-day-rosters-analysis/
  12. Jim Callis (June 28, 2019). "Here are the 2019 Futures Game rosters". MLB.com. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  13. Seattle Mariners (November 25, 2019). "Mariners Sign Evan White to Six-Year Major League Contract". MLB.com. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
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