Alex White (baseball)

Alex Bruce White (born August 29, 1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians and the Colorado Rockies.

Alex White
White pitching for the Colorado Rockies in 2011
Pitcher
Born: (1988-08-29) August 29, 1988
Greenville, North Carolina
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 30, 2011, for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 2012, for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics
Win–loss record5–13
Earned run average6.03
Strikeouts101
Teams

Amateur career

White attended D.H. Conley High School in his hometown of Greenville, North Carolina and won two state championships with the team. After his senior year of high school, he attended the University of North Carolina, where he played college baseball for the North Carolina Tar Heels. In 2007 and 2008, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1]

Professional career

Cleveland Indians
Alex White pitching for the Akron Aeros in 2010.

White was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the first round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft out of North Carolina.[2] He was considered one of the top prospects in baseball.[3]

White made his major league debut on April 30, 2011 against the Detroit Tigers.[4][5] He'd continue on for 2 more starts, going 1–0 in 15 innings.

Colorado Rockies

On July 30, 2011, White was traded to the Colorado Rockies with Drew Pomeranz, Matt McBride, and minor leaguer Joe Gardner for Ubaldo Jiménez.[6] With the Rockies, White did not enjoy his half season of 2011 with Colorado, as his ERA sat at 8.42 in 7 starts, he also surrender 12 home runs in just 36.1 innings.

On September 10, 2012, White hit his first career home run off Ryan Vogelsong of the San Francisco Giants. In 23 games (20 starts) for the Rockies, White finished the season with a record of 2–9 in 98 innings.

Houston Astros

On December 4, 2012, White was traded to the Houston Astros with minor leaguer Alex Gillingham for Wilton López and a player to be named later or cash from the Astros.[7] The player was later named as outfielder Jose Monzon.[8]

On April 11, 2013, White underwent Tommy John surgery causing him to miss the rest of the 2013 season.[9]

On April 7, 2015, White was designated for assignment.[10] White was released by the team on June 8, 2015.

Atlanta Braves

4 days after his release from the Houston organization, White signed a minor league deal with the Atlanta Braves.[11] White was released by the AAA Gwinnett Braves on July 19, 2015. [12]

Sioux City Explorers

On May 4, 2017, White signed with the Sioux City Explorers of the American Association. He was released on August 1, 2017.

Southern Maryland Blue Crabs

On June 16, 2018, White signed with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He was released on June 29, 2018.

Personal life

White was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol in March 2012.[13]

References
  1. "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  2. "Indians take North Carolina pitcher Alex White with first round pick in amateur draft". MLB.com. June 2009. Archived from the original on September 22, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
  3. "Baseball America 2011 Top 100 Prospects". Baseball America. February 23, 2011. Archived from the original on January 3, 2014.
  4. Jordan Bastian (April 28, 2011). "White to make big league debut Saturday". Retrieved April 28, 2011.
  5. Steve Kornacki (April 29, 2011). "Indians phenom Alex White makes MLB debut". MLive. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
  6. "Ubaldo Jimenez traded to Indians". ESPN.com. Associated Press. August 1, 2011. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013.
  7. "Rockies acquire RHP Wilton Lopez from Houston". MLB.com. December 4, 2012. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
  8. Links, Zach (May 1, 2013). "Rockies, Astros Complete Wilton Lopez Trade". MLB Trade Rumors. Archived from the original on August 27, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  9. Brian T. Smith (April 5, 2013). "Astros' Alex White to undergo Tommy John surgery; E. Gonzalez designated for assignment". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  10. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/04/astros-designate-alex-white-for-assignment.html
  11. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/06/minor-moves-eric-young-alex-white.html
  12. http://www.braves-express.com/Braves_Express%20Braves%20Transactions%20page.htm
  13. "Alex White arrested on DUI suspicion". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 4, 2012. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014.
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