Dean White

Dean G. White

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 180 lb.

• High School Mater Dei College

• Born February 12, 1983 in Perth, Western Australia Australia

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Biographical Information

Dean White played in the minors and for the Australian national team.

White debuted in the International Baseball League of Australia in 2000-2001, hitting .290/.313/.452 for a promising start. He was signed by the Atlanta Braves in 2001, and he went 1-for-8 for the GCL Braves his first year. He hit .185/.239/.274 there in 2002, then eked out a .158/.200/.211 line while fielding .875 for the Western Australia Heelers in the 2003 Claxton Shield. He improved to .227/.288/.273 and .925 at SS for the Danville Braves that summer, going 16-for-22 in steal attempts. He tied Calvin Hayes for 4th in the Appalachian League in swipes.

He batted .250/.273/.300 for the 2004 Heelers then hit .224/.264/.281 and was the primary third baseman for the Rome Braves. Leading off for Western Australia in '05, he hit .238/.304/.203 and fielded. 903. His batting line was .238/.306/.298 for Rome, now as a utility infielder. He left the Braves system after the 2005 season, and he returned to his hometown Australia. White also played for Australia in the 2005 Baseball World Cup, going 3-for-9 with a steal, 3 runs and 3 RBI. He fielded .875, backing up Brendan Kingman at third base, Andrew Utting at first base and Paul Rutgers and Craig Lewis in left field.

The Perth native hit .143/.226/.214 for the 2006 Heelers and was 0-for-3 in 2007, now being used a bit as a pitcher (1 R in 4 IP, 0-1). In '08, he batted .200/.200/.400 and had a 3.00 ERA. He pitched 4 2/3 shutout innings in 2009, hitting .273/.333/.545. He was 1-0 with a save and a 3.12 ERA, producing at a .188/.235/.188 clip, in the 2009-2010 Shield. The Shield was replaced by a revived Australian Baseball League the next summer. He was 3-for-8 for the Perth Heat in 2010-2011 while going 1-2 with a 6.52 ERA, and he went 0-for-3 combined in the next two seasons (only pitching one inning). White hit .231/.231/.462 in 2013-2014, then his professional career ended. He coached for Australia when they won Bronze in the 2014 Women's Baseball World Cup.