Alex White (baseball)
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Alex White pitching for the Akron Aeros in 2010
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| Sioux City Explorers – No. 41 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: August 29, 1988 Greenville, North Carolina |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 30, 2011, for the Cleveland Indians | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 30, 2012, for the Colorado Rockies | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 5–13 | ||
| Earned run average | 6.03 | ||
| Strikeouts | 101 | ||
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Alex Bruce White (born August 29, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Sioux City Explorers of the American Association. He made his MLB debut with the Cleveland Indians in 2011, and also pitched for the Colorado Rockies in 2011 and 2012.
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.
White was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the first round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft out of North Carolina. He was considered one of the top prospects in baseball.
White made his major league debut on April 30, 2011 against the Detroit Tigers. He'd continue on for 2 more starts, going 1-0 in 15 innings.
On July 30, 2011, White was traded to the Colorado Rockies with Drew Pomeranz, Matt McBride, and minor leaguer Joe Gardner for Ubaldo Jiménez. 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.
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