Greenville native former Tiger hits first home run with Atlanta Braves

GREENVILLE, SC (FOX Carolina) – Greenville native and former Clemson Tiger Eli White hit his first home run for the team he grew up rooting for on Sunday.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, White hit a solo home run to left field for the Atlanta Braves off Tyler Phillips of the Philadelphia Phillies to give his team a 6-0 lead.

White said it was “a dream come true” to hit a home run for the team he supported as a kid in Greenville.

In addition to being White’s first home run with the Braves, it was also his first MLB home run since 2022. White was called up to Atlanta for the first time this season from the Triple-A Gwinnett Stripers.

Last season, he played six games for Atlanta and in 14 at-bats, he recorded one hit, two walks and scored one run while striking out seven times.

White has been in and out of the major leagues since the Oakland Athletics selected him in the 11th round of the 2016 MLB draft. He played three seasons with the Texas Rangers. It was White’s 10th career MLB home run, coming just weeks after his 30th birthday.

After attending Wren High School, White started at Clemson for two years as a shortstop. During his three seasons with the Tigers, White hit .275 and appeared in 153 games.

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