Sean White | |
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![]() White with the Seattle Mariners | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Pullman, Washington, U.S. | April 25, 1981|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 4, 2007, for the Seattle Mariners | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 1, 2010, for the Seattle Mariners | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 4–4 |
Earned run average | 4.16 |
Strikeouts | 59 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
Sean Thomas White (born April 25,1981) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) right-handed relief pitcher who played for the Seattle Mariners between 2007 and 2010.
A native of Pullman,Washington,White attended Mercer Island High School in Mercer Island,Washington and the University of Washington. He played college baseball for the Huskies from 2000–2003 and was an All-Pac-10 honorable mention in 2002 and 2003. [1] In 2001,he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League,and returned to the league in 2002 to play for the Brewster Whitecaps. [2] [3] White was selected by the Atlanta Braves in 8th Round (247th overall) of 2003 MLB Draft.
White was named the Danville Braves Pitcher of the Month for August,going 3–0 with a 0.67 ERA. He Ranked third on the team with 51.1 innings pitched and only allowed one home run in all of 2003.
He held opponents to a .164 batting average in April of 2004. On two occasions he threw a season-high 7.0 innings of shutout ball. White finished the season 6–6 with a 3.60 ERA in 16 games.
In 2005 he spent the season with the Single-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans and the Double-A Mississippi Braves. He finished fourth in the organization with 11 wins,ranked eighth with a 3.85 ERA and 10th with 98 strikeouts. He was 9–3 through 18 appearances with Myrtle Beach,including 4–0 at home until he made his Double-A debut on July 18,throwing 6.0 shutout innings in a 1–0. He was named Myrtle Beach's June Pitcher of the Month by the organization going 3–2 with a 3.63 ERA in 34.2 innings pitched.
He split the season with the Double-A Braves and the Gulf Coast Braves. He went a combined 5–6 with a 4.12 ERA.
White made his Major League Debut on April 4,2007 against the Oakland Athletics. He was one of 6 players to make his Major League debut with Seattle in 2007,making 15 appearances,all in relief. He went 1–1 with a 5.60 ERA. White limited opposing batters to a .261 batting average.
On January 11,2011,White signed a minor league deal with the Colorado Rockies. [4] He played for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox.
On February 11,2012,White signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox but was released at the end of spring training. [5]
On May 7,2012,White signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and appeared in 29 games with the AAA Salt Lake Bees.
On February 18,2013,he signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers and was assigned to the AAA Albuquerque Isotopes. He appeared in 34 games (7 starts) and was 6–6 with a 3.51 ERA.