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 for the Kentucky Wildcats.

Evan White
Seattle Mariners – No. 12
First baseman
Born: (1996-04-26) April 26, 1996
Columbus, Ohio
Bats: Right Throws: Left
MLB debut
July 24, 2020, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.176
Home runs8
Runs batted in26
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Amateur 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]

Professional career

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]

On July 24, 2020, White was the starting first baseman, making his MLB debut on Opening Day. He finished the season with a .176 batting average, the lowest among all qualifying hitters in the shortened 60-game season, and a .252 on base percentage, also the lowest, along with 8 home runs and 26 RBIs in 54 games.[14] He won his first Gold Glove Award in 2020, manning first base.[15]

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. "Mariners take college bat White in first round". MLB.com.
  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. Staff, B. A. "2019 MiLB Opening Day Rosters Prospect Analysis". www.baseballamerica.com.
  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.
  14. "2020 American League Standard Batting". Baseball-Reference.com.
  15. Divish, Ryan (November 3, 2020). "Mariners' shortstop J.P. Crawford and first baseman Evan White win their first Gold Glove awards". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
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