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Former Tiger has big night for Rangers

Former Clemson Tiger and current Texas Ranger Eli White had himself a day in Monday night’s matchup against Tampa Bay

Former Clemson Tiger and current Texas Ranger Eli White had himself a day in Monday night’s matchup against the Tampa Bay Rays. In the first of four against the Rays at Global Life Field in Arlington, Texas, White both robbed a homer and hit a homer of his own in the Rangers 9-5 win over Tampa Bay.

White robbed what looked to be a no-doubt three-run homer for Tampa Bay’s Ji-Man Choi, running all the way back to the warning track and extending over the visitor’s bullpen to snag the 405-foot deep ball to prevent Choi’s fifth home run of the year, keeping the game scoreless in the first.

The outfielder later came up with a deep ball of his own in the second inning. White hit a two-run fly ball to center field for his second home run of the 2022 season.

White made his MLB debut with the Rangers in 2020. Prior to being drafted in the 11th round of the MLB Draft by the Oakland Athletics in 2016, White played for Clemson from 2014-2016, starting two of those years at shortstop. The Easley, South Caroline-native helped the Tigers claim an ACC Championship and an NCAA Regional appearance in 2016.

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Rangers’ Eli White robbed the Rays of a home run on a sensational leaping catch

“DID HE GET IT? HE DID!”

Eli White needed all of his six-foot-three frame to save this home run.

In what is sure to be baseball’s best catch of the year so far, White robbed the Tampa Bay Rays of an early home run with this stellar full-extension snag in center field. With two Rays runners on base and one out, Tampa Bay was threatening to score on the Texas Rangers with Ji-man Choi up to bat.

When Choi smacked the ball deep to center field, it seemed all but over for the Rangers. But not so fast! White was able to track the ball and time his jump just right to snag it with his glove, going up and over the railing to make it happen.

Oh WOW! Let’s see that again!

Talk about a game-changing play there from White. And not only that, White later helped extend the Rangers’ lead to 4-1 with a two-run shot in the bottom of the second!

What a game from White, and what a catch!

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