 White was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1996 amateur draft, but his agent Scott Boras found a loophole that allowed White to become a free agent after the Giants failed to offer him a contract in the required 10-day time allotted.He received a $10.2 million signing bonus in 1996 with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.Shoulder and back injuries limited White to 122 minor league games during his career.