Mitchell Harrison White (born December 28, 1994) is an American Major League Baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB).
White made his Major League Baseball debut with the Arizona League Dodgers. He was promoted to the Great Lakes Loons after two starts and finished the season with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes.
In 2016, he did not allow an earned run in 22 innings of work in 11 games (six starts) for the three clubs. In 2017, he made nine starts for the Quakes, seven for the Tulsa Drillers, and three rehab appearances for the Arizona Dodgers. Between the three clubs, he had a combined 3–2 record, 2.93 ERA, and 88 strikeouts in 73.2 innings thrown.
White pitched for the Tulsa Drillers in 2018, going 6-7 with a 4.53 ERA in 22 starts. During the 2021 season, White appeared in 21 games with the Dodgers, including four starts.
He struck out 49 batters while walking 19. He allowed 19 earned runs in 46+23 innings for a 3.66 ERA. He tossed 723 scoreless innings of relief in the team’s 9-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 18.
He also pitched in 12 minor league games, going 3–0 with a 1.65 ERA. During the season, he was recalled and optioned ten times.
Where Was Mitch White Born?
White is partly Korean; in 1969, his grandparents, mother Hailey, and aunt Juju came to the United States from South Korea. They moved to the Bay Area, but as the family built roots in the new nation, his grandpa became a die-hard Dodgers fan.
Spencer White, White’s older brother, played lacrosse for the UC San Diego Tritons. Juju Chang, an ABC journalist, is White’s nephew.