Tommy White (baseball)

Thomas Anthony White (born March 2, 2003) nicknamed "Tommy Tanks", is an American college baseball third baseman for the LSU Tigers.

Early Life
White grew up in St. Pete Beach, Florida and initially attended Calvary Christian High School. As a junior, he batted .444 with 18 RBIs and four home runs in 11 games before the season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic. He transferred to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida prior to his senior year. White batted .378 and was named an All-American in his only season at IMG. He was the No. 1 ranked third base draft prospect coming out of high school in 2021, and No. 18 overall.

College career
White garnered national attention as a freshman at NC State after batting .588 with nine home runs in his first eight collegiate games. He set records for the most home runs by a NC State player, and the most in a single season by a freshman in NCAA history. On May 28, 2022, White hit his fourth home run in two games at the ACC Tournament, marking his 27th of the season, and broke Todd Green's 1990 freshman home run record (26). White was a consensus freshman of the year (ACC, Collegiate Baseball, Baseball America, NCBWA, ABCA), and a 1st Team All American. White was a 2022 Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist, and a Golden Spikes Award Finalist. After his freshman campaign, he entered the NCAA transfer portal.

Ultimately committing to transfer to Louisiana State University, White made national news in Baton Rouge when his decision to give his NIL money back to the community was announced, in September of 2022. In his first season with the Tigers, he batted .377 with 24 doubles, 24 home runs, 64 runs scored and led the nation with 105 RBIs. White was named a consensus All-American for a second straight year. LSU won the 2023 national championship, and White was selected for the 2023 College World Series All-Tournament Team. In 2024, he batted .330 with 24 home runs and 70 RBIs, and was named second team All-America as well as All-Southeastern Conference as a junior. White was a 2023 Golden Spikes Award Semifinalist, and a 2023 and 2024 Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist.

White finished his college career ranked No. 8 in NCAA Division I history for career home runs with 75. He was only the fourth player in NCAA Division I history to reach the 75-home run mark in three seasons (2022-24). The others are Pete Incaviglia of Oklahoma State (1983-85), Frank Fazzini of Florida State (1983-85), and George Canale of Virginia Tech (1984-86). White is also the fourth player in NCAA Division I history to hit 20+ home runs in three separate seasons. The others are Incaviglia, Canale and Todd Greene of Georgia Southern (1990-91, 1993).

Professional career
The Oakland Athletics drafted White 40th overall in the 2024 Major League Baseball draft.