Jerry White (baseball)

Jerry White
White as Twins first base coach in 2009
Outfielder
Born: (1952-08-23) August 23, 1952 (age 72) Shirley, Massachusetts, U.S.
Batted: Both Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: September 16, 1974, for the Montreal Expos
NPB: 1984, for the Seibu Lions
Last appearance
NPB: 1985, for the Yokohama Taiyo Whales
MLB: June 9, 1986, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Batting average	.253
Home runs	21
Runs batted in	109
NPB statistics
Batting average	.251
Home runs	37
Runs batted in	113
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Montreal Expos (1974–1978) Chicago Cubs (1978) Montreal Expos (1979–1983) Seibu Lions (1984) Yokohama Taiyo Whales (1985) St. Louis Cardinals (1986)
Member of the Caribbean
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	2006

Jerome Cardell White (born August 23, 1952) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and coach. Born in Shirley, Massachusetts, White was listed at 5' 10", 164 lb., White was a switch hitter and threw right handed. He spent 11 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), including stints with the Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs, and St. Louis Cardinals.^[1] Additionally, White played two seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) with the Seibu Lions and Yokohama Taiyo Whales.^[2] He later worked as the bench coach in the 1995 season then as the first base coach of the Minnesota Twins in a span of 14 seasons from 1998–2012.^[3]