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Rondell Bernard White (born February 23, 1972) is an Americans former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder and designated hitter. In addition to being a solid defensive player, White also had a batting average of .300 or higher for four consecutive seasons from 1998 to 2001.
On June 11, 1995, White had the best game of his career when he hit for the cycle and had 6 hits in 7 during a thirteen-inning game against the San Francisco Giants. He became the fourth Expos player in team history to hit for the cycle (preceded by Tim Foli on April 22, 1976, Chris Speier on July 20, 1978, and Tim Raines on August 16, 1987). He had two singles, two doubles, an extra-inning triple, and a home run.
In 1997, White hit a career-high 28 home runs for the Expos. He also led the National League center fielders with 379 and 3 and finished the 1997 season ranked second in the league with a 2.7 Defensive Wins Above Replacement (WAR). On July 31, 2000, the Expos traded White to the Chicago Cubs for Scott Downs.
After playing two seasons for the Cubs, he signed a two-year deal with the New York Yankees on December 17, 2001. Yankees sign outfielder Rondell White On March 19, 2003 he was traded from the Yankees to the San Diego Padres for Bubba Trammell and Mark Phillips. Padres acquire White from Yankees That year he was named as a reserve player for the National League team in the 2003 All-Star Game. On August 26, 2003 he was traded to the Kansas City Royals for Chris Tierney and Brian Sanches. Royals deal for Rondell White He ended the 2003 season with a career-high 87 runs batted in between the two teams. After the season, he became a free agent and signed with the Detroit Tigers. Worldly White looking to settle down with Tigers After two seasons with the Tigers, he signed with the Minnesota Twins on December 22, 2005. Minnesota looking to add offense with White White played in his final major league game on September 30, 2007, at the age of 35.
On December 13, 2007, White was mentioned in the Mitchell Report in connection to steroids. Retired Twins OF Rondell White implicated in Mitchell Report
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