Background
White, Devon Markes was born on December 29, 1962 in Kingston, Jamaica.
White, Devon Markes was born on December 29, 1962 in Kingston, Jamaica.
White attended Park West High School in Manhattan, New York City.
Born as Devon Whyte in Kingston, Jamaica, his family immigrated to the United States when he was nine years old. However, the paperwork had their family name misspelled as "White". California Angels
White was drafted by the California Angels in the 6th round of the 1981 draft.
He made his major league debut in the late stages of the 1985 season for California, but he did not establish himself as a major leaguer until 1987, when he played a full season and hit with power and ran the basepaths with speed.
In fact, he hit 24 home runs and stole 32 bases that season. On September 9, 1989 became one of the few players in history to get on first base then score by stealing second base then stealing third base then stealing home.
Toronto Blue Jays
On December 2, 1990, he was traded with Willie Fraser and Marcus Moore to the Toronto Blue Jays for Junior Félix and Luis Sojo. With a.336 batting average in his post-season career with the Blue Jays, compared to a.270 regular season average with Toronto, White consistently upped his game to help Toronto reach playoff success.
In Game 3 of the 1992 World Series against the Atlanta Braves, White was the central part of one of the most famous plays in World Series history.
With David Justice batting and runners on first and second base, Justice hit a fly ball which White chased down and caught while jumping into the wall. White then threw the ball to second baseman Roberto Alomar who threw to John Olerud at first to try to double up Terry Pendleton, but Pendleton had already been called out for running past Deion Sanders. Olerud promptly threw the ball to third baseman Kelly Gruber who chased down Sanders, diving and clipping him on the heel with his glove.
However the umpire, Bob Davidson, did not see the tag, and called Sanders safe, which cost the Jays the second triple play in World Series history.
After the game, Davidson watched the replay and admitted he missed the call. Many people who saw White"s famous catch and throw have positively compared it to Willie Mays" famous catch in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series, often claiming that White"s effort was more impressive.
Later years: Florida Marlins and Arizona Diamondbacks
He later played with the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Milwaukee Brewers before retiring in 2002.