Former Clemson infielder Eli White was already having a good season for the Gwinnett Stripers, Triple-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves, and that was before this week.
White exploded for six hits in Gwinnett’s 21-6 rout of the St. Paul Saints at CHS Field in Minnesota on Wednesday, turning in a record 6 for 7 performance that included two home runs, two doubles and seven RBIs. He capped his night by hitting a ninth-inning grand slam after cracking a three-run home run in his previous at-bat.
White raised his season average to .293. He now has seven home runs to go with 12 doubles and 28 RBIs in 54 games this season.
According to Dave Lezotte of MiLB.com, White is the first player in Gwinnett history to record six hits in one game. The 30-year-old outfielder played three seasons for Clemson (as an infielder) from 2014-16, hitting eight home runs to go with 22 doubles and 61 RBIs in a Tigers uniform.
A native of Greenville, White was selected in back-to-back years in the Major League Baseball Draft. The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted him in 2015 but he returned for another season at Clemson. A year later, the Oakland Athletics drafted White in the 11th round.
White made his major league debut with the Texas Rangers in 2020 and has spent parts of four seasons in the big leagues between Texas and Atlanta. He appeared in six games with the Braves in 2023, going 1 for 14.
White is a career .278 hitter across parts of eight minor league seasons.
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